MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	21.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	99.8% 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Sep 23 '19 at 06:51
Run Duration	200 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4460-$194 245,403 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	71.4% Very good	Memory 91.3 1-Core 94.7 2-Core 188 73% 125 Pts	4-Core 296 8-Core 320 41% 308 Pts	64-Core 330 20% 330 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7850-$174 49,592 User benchmarks, average bench 19% Sapphire(174B E221) 1GB CLim: 860 MHz, MLim: 1200 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 19.9.2 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	21.4% Poor	Lighting 25.8 Reflection 27.5 Parallax 33.4 21% 28.9 fps	MRender 24.7 Gravity 21.6 Splatting 32.5 22% 26.2 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 21.4% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 692GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 386 415 414 426 423 434 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	Read 457 Write 424 Mixed 309 SusWrite 416 90% 402 MB/s	4K Read 28 4K Write 83 4K Mixed 35.5 132% 48.8 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 276 228% 327 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 133%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 22GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 381 Write 434 Mixed 300 83% 372 MB/s	4K Read 38.8 4K Write 83.7 4K Mixed 38.2 152% 53.6 MB/s	DQ Read 306 DQ Write 132 DQ Mixed 141 125% 193 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 118%
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 142GB free Firmware: 541ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 114 95 110 106 135 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	61.6% Good	Read 364 Write 183 Mixed 181 SusWrite 113 46% 210 MB/s	4K Read 21.6 4K Write 72.6 4K Mixed 28.6 108% 40.9 MB/s	DQ Read 134 DQ Write 180 DQ Mixed 123 102% 146 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 61.6% Great: 85%
Seagate ST3250410AS 250GB-$95 20,246 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 15GB free Firmware: 3.AAC SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 33 34 36 33 36 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	20.6% Poor	Read 37.2 Write 16 Mixed 24 SusWrite 34.5 21% 27.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.6 100% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 20.6% Great: 54%
Seagate ST3320613AS 320GB-$30 12,971 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 207GB free Firmware: CC2J SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 43 41 45 41 45 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	23.7% Poor	Read 39.3 Write 22.7 Mixed 19.7 SusWrite 43.1 23% 31.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 79% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 23.7% Great: 65%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 1,619 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 490GB free, PID a00e Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 63 63 62 63 63 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	27.6% Poor	Read 61.2 Write 63.8 Mixed 31 SusWrite 62.6 73% 54.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 73% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 27.6% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 122,541 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	65% Good	MC Read 23.5 MC Write 24.8 MC Mixed 21.1 66% 23.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 16.9 SC Mixed 19 50% 17.3 GB/s	Latency 65.2 61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 65% Great: 72%

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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	3,379x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,662x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	457x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,240x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	559x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	405x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	414x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	305x
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	205x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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