MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	19% 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	85.2% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	25.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150811
Uptime	10.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 09 '20 at 03:01
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (78^th 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 way above expectations (89^th percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Memory 86.4 1-Core 121 2-Core 249 84% 152 Pts	4-Core 448 8-Core 660 69% 554 Pts	64-Core 659 41% 659 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92 309,423 User benchmarks, average bench 17% EVGA(3842 3753) CLim: 1450 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 432.0 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	19% Very poor	Lighting 23.3 Reflection 18.8 Parallax 22.1 19% 21.4 fps	MRender 27.6 Gravity 24.9 Splatting 19.1 19% 23.9 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 19% Great: 19%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SSD 240GB 38,401 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 91GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM12.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 84 79 59 93 92 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	85.2% Excellent	Read 509 Write 443 Mixed 368 SusWrite 100 79% 355 MB/s	4K Read 33.3 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 41.9 158% 58.9 MB/s	DQ Read 322 DQ Write 139 DQ Mixed 177 145% 213 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 95%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 899GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 151 150 151 151 151 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 202 Write 169 Mixed 92.2 SusWrite 150 112% 153 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 223% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 109%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 360GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 161 160 161 161 160 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	Read 155 Write 136 Mixed 102 SusWrite 161 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 218% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 108%
StoreJet Transcend 2TB 27 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1.5TB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 111 110 112 111 111 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	46.1% Average	Read 106 Write 104 Mixed 55.2 SusWrite 111 126% 94 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 104% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 46%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GB 2,608 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	50.4% Above average	MC Read 17.8 MC Write 18.2 MC Mixed 15.1 49% 17 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 18.4 SC Mixed 16.7 47% 16.3 GB/s	Latency 70.9 56% 70.9 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 50.4% Great: 88%

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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	3,394x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,669x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	458x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,246x
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	207x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	377x
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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16