MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 88.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	57.5% 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	161% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 09 '19 at 09:40
Run Duration	228 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Memory 97.4 1-Core 123 2-Core 248 88% 156 Pts	4-Core 451 8-Core 488 62% 469 Pts	64-Core 485 30% 485 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Sapphire(1DA2 E366) CLim: 1411 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.7.5 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	57.5% Above average	Lighting 72.1 Reflection 72.1 Parallax 99.8 59% 81.3 fps	MRender 72.6 Gravity 72.6 Splatting 59.6 55% 68.3 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pcie SSD 256GB 15,792 User benchmarks, average bench 152% 171GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM12.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 428 365 372 356 333 262 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	161% Outstanding	Read 1,050 Write 419 Mixed 282 SusWrite 353 116% 526 MB/s	4K Read 37.8 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 63.9 217% 82.9 MB/s	DQ Read 703 DQ Write 649 DQ Mixed 342 348% 565 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 161% Great: 214%
PNY CS1311 240GB-$78 26,547 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 98GB free Firmware: CS131122 SusWrite @10s intervals: 371 199 174 174 174 173 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	30.1% Below average	Read 116 Write 491 Mixed 166 SusWrite 211 56% 246 MB/s	4K Read 4.3 4K Write 59.1 4K Mixed 3.3 42% 22.2 MB/s	DQ Read 2 DQ Write 34.3 DQ Mixed 85.2 46% 40.5 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 30.1% Great: 97%
Hitachi HUA723030ALA640 3TB-$37 11,382 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 343GB free Firmware: MKAOAA50 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 116 117 118 118 119 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	65.4% Good	Read 110 Write 112 Mixed 76.7 SusWrite 118 77% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.1 203% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 65.4% Great: 87%
Hitachi HUA723030ALA640 3TB-$37 11,382 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2.5TB free Firmware: MKAOAA10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 146 144 147 147 147 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	86.5% Excellent	Read 155 Write 157 Mixed 97 SusWrite 146 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 167% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 87%
WD Blue 250GB (2007)-$20 41,230 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 215GB free Firmware: 12.01B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 49 48 49 49 50 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	27.8% Poor	Read 47.1 Write 44.5 Mixed 37.1 SusWrite 49.1 33% 44.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 147% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 27.8% Great: 55%
WD WD5000AAVS-00ZTB0 500GB 13,629 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 448GB free Firmware: 05.04C05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 35 36 37 37 37 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	27.2% Poor	Read 57.6 Write 59.7 Mixed 42.4 SusWrite 36.5 36% 49.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 27.2% Great: 44%
WD G HM250 External 250GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 229GB free, PID 1100 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 46 46 46 46 46 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	22.2% Poor	Read 43.6 Write 35 Mixed 32.8 SusWrite 45.6 53% 39.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 90% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 22.2% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 4,223 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	89.7% Excellent	MC Read 32.8 MC Write 34 MC Mixed 29.2 91% 32 GB/s	SC Read 21.7 SC Write 23.1 SC Mixed 27.1 68% 24 GB/s	Latency 48.5 82% 48.5 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 64%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

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	3,400x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,671x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	459x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,247x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	561x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	407x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	414x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	306x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	209x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	379x
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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16