MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 108% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 89% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	116% 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	110% 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

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	29.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 29 '22 at 14:59
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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 (100^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Memory 96 1-Core 120 2-Core 241 86% 152 Pts	4-Core 480 8-Core 646 71% 563 Pts	64-Core 646 40% 646 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 87%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 376B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 472.84 Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	116% Outstanding	Lighting 157 Reflection 176 Parallax 163 128% 165 fps	MRender 125 Gravity 136 Splatting 120 103% 127 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 133%
Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super)-$295 180,577 User benchmarks, average bench 59% MSI(1462 3850) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 472.84 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	52.3% Above average	Lighting 63.9 Reflection 74.6 Parallax 75.2 52% 71.2 fps	MRender 63.3 Gravity 72.2 Splatting 59.8 53% 65.1 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SHGS31-500GS-2 500GB 9,480 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 0GB free (System drive) Firmware: 90000Q00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 283 274 278 272 287 283 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 485 Mixed 436 SusWrite 280 96% 429 MB/s	4K Read 35.6 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 51.2 181% 67.9 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 358 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 109%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 0GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 497 486 470 379 385 384 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	183% Outstanding	Read 761 Write 620 Mixed 644 SusWrite 433 138% 615 MB/s	4K Read 69.2 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 90.3 303% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 781 DQ Write 628 DQ Mixed 851 597% 753 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 183% Great: 302%
Seagate Barracuda 6TB (2017)-$87 14,331 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 0GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 181 185 184 182 185 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	Read 145 Write 152 Mixed 71.9 SusWrite 181 100% 137 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 0.8 242% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 0GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 207 211 208 210 212 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%
USB DISK 2.0 8GB 666 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 0GB free, PID 4200 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.1 4.2 3.1 4 3.6 3.8 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 15.7 Write 1.2 SusWrite 3.6 6% 6.83 MB/s	4K Read 4.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 16% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 3% Great: 9%
Kingston DataTraveler G3 4GB 811 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 0GB free, PID 6545 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.8 10 10 10 10 9.9 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	6.46% Terrible	Read 19.4 Write 9.9 Mixed 9.9 SusWrite 10 15% 12.3 MB/s	4K Read 6.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.1 26% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.46% Great: 6%
iOS devi FLASH DRIVE 268GB 54 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 0GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 2.7 Mixed 5.5 5% 4.1 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 0% 0 MB/s
Poor: 1% Great: 29%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown S939A2UGS-ITR 0012 ATECH8GBPC3L12800U 32GB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	83.9% Excellent	MC Read 32.9 MC Write 31.3 MC Mixed 24.3 84% 29.5 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 23.2 SC Mixed 28.7 71% 24.8 GB/s	Latency 53.8 74% 53.8 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 85%

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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	3,390x
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