MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 97% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 82% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 81.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	121% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	105% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150811
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 16 '18 at 11:23
Run Duration	211 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	81.8% Excellent	Memory 87.6 1-Core 120 2-Core 238 84% 149 Pts	4-Core 410 8-Core 609 64% 510 Pts	64-Core 626 39% 626 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$270 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 2182) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	121% Outstanding	Lighting 164 Reflection 157 Parallax 169 134% 163 fps	MRender 178 Gravity 141 Splatting 101 110% 140 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 1TB-$104 9,497 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 881GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 375 354 350 378 405 413 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 452 Write 449 Mixed 311 SusWrite 379 90% 398 MB/s	4K Read 37.7 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 38 162% 60.6 MB/s	DQ Read 367 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 272 222% 317 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 120%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$107 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 126 126 118 122 125 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	72.4% Very good	Read 128 Write 122 Mixed 22.2 SusWrite 124 71% 99.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 153% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 72.4% Great: 108%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$107 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 263GB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 108 109 109 110 111 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	62.5% Good	Read 108 Write 103 Mixed 35.7 SusWrite 109 65% 89.1 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 158% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 62.5% Great: 108%
Toshiba HDWD105 500GB-$49 9,420 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 424GB free Firmware: MS1OA8J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 160 159 157 154 157 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	89.1% Excellent	Read 154 Write 140 Mixed 55.7 SusWrite 156 92% 127 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 148% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 104%
SAMSUNG HD103UJ 1TB 22 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 888GB free, PID 0539 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.8 5 4.9 4.9 4.8 4.7 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	13.2% Very poor	Read 36.3 Write 26 Mixed 34 SusWrite 4.8 32% 25.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 108% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 13.2% Great: 42%
TOSHIBA HDWD130 3TB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1.5TB free, PID 0539 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	12.3% Very poor	Read 39 Write 41.7 Mixed 36.7 SusWrite 0.1 38% 29.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.5 92% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 12.3% Great: 58%
WDC WD10 02FAEX-00Z3A0 1TB 28 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 695GB free, PID 0539 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 37 37 37 37 37 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	19.4% Very poor	Read 38.5 Write 38.7 Mixed 32.5 SusWrite 36.7 50% 36.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 93% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 19.4% Great: 48%
ST2000DL 004 HD204UI 2TB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 525GB free, PID 0539 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 0 0 0 37 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	13.3% Very poor	Read 30.5 Write 41 Mixed 35.7 SusWrite 6.2 38% 28.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 114% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 13.3% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 22,320 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	53% Above average	MC Read 19.5 MC Write 19.5 MC Mixed 15.3 52% 18.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 18.6 SC Mixed 16.9 48% 16.6 GB/s	Latency 69.9 57% 69.9 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 63%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	3,433x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,687x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	465x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,267x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	568x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	409x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	418x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $160Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	307x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	209x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	381x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	249x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	208x

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