MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Jet ski	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	45.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	67.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150528
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jun 23 '20 at 13:29
Run Duration	220 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770-$75 176,321 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	83.4% Excellent	Memory 91.5 1-Core 108 2-Core 219 80% 140 Pts	4-Core 407 8-Core 584 62% 495 Pts	64-Core 574 36% 574 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 83.4% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650-$155 259,091 User benchmarks, average bench 43% Gigabyte(1458 4027) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 436.30 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	45.7% Average	Lighting 56.4 Reflection 53.8 Parallax 56.8 46% 55.7 fps	MRender 68.3 Gravity 49.6 Splatting 50.2 45% 56 fps
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 45.7% Great: 46%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingdian S280-480GB 480GB 203 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 154GB free (System drive) Firmware: N1114B SusWrite @10s intervals: 338 366 49 324 245 264 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	67.7% Good	Read 507 Write 408 Mixed 312 SusWrite 264 83% 373 MB/s	4K Read 29.6 4K Write 52.6 4K Mixed 11.9 88% 31.4 MB/s	DQ Read 179 DQ Write 97.4 DQ Mixed 172 119% 149 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 67.7% Great: 106%
Seagate NAS HDD 4TB-$145 4,962 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2.5TB free Firmware: SC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 153 127 157 157 157 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	87.3% Excellent	Read 155 Write 151 Mixed 75.3 SusWrite 150 97% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 100%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$58 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 614GB free Firmware: AX003M SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 98 79 100 100 99 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	53.5% Above average	Read 91.7 Write 84.5 Mixed 31.5 SusWrite 94.7 55% 75.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.5 100% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 62%
Seagate Expansion 2TB 49,966 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 402GB free Firmware: 0706 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 93 77 93 93 92 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	46.1% Average	Read 71.3 Write 55 Mixed 45.5 SusWrite 89 48% 65.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 67%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 160GB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 129GB free, PID a00c Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 62 50 62 62 62 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	25.8% Poor	Read 61.3 Write 63.8 Mixed 37.8 SusWrite 59.9 75% 55.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 63% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 25.8% Great: 32%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 980 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 884GB free, PID 0101 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 109 88 111 112 111 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	44.4% Average	Read 110 Write 105 Mixed 38 SusWrite 106 118% 89.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 77% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 44.4% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR3-2400 CL10 4GB Kingston 99U5471-036.A00LF 0622 DDR3-2400 CL10 4GB 16GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 2400, 1600, 2400 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	40% Below average	MC Read 14 MC Write 13.8 MC Mixed 11 37% 12.9 GB/s	SC Read 12 SC Write 13.7 SC Mixed 13.3 37% 13 GB/s	Latency 64.9 62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 40% Great: 40%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	3,389x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,666x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	457x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,245x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	559x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	406x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	414x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	306x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	207x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	376x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	248x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	206x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16