MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 70% Battle cruiser	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 58% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	80.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	110% 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	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

23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 21 '22 at 01:51
Run Duration	447 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (82^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 (84^th percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Memory 91.7 1-Core 126 2-Core 252 88% 157 Pts	4-Core 415 8-Core 614 64% 514 Pts	64-Core 590 36% 590 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$240 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Asus(1043 8754) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2265 MHz, MLim: 3626 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 512.15 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	80.5% Excellent	Lighting 102 Reflection 100 Parallax 92.4 83% 98 fps	MRender 119 Gravity 88.1 Splatting 79.2 76% 95.4 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 107GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 253 437 393 101 102 95 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 434 Mixed 399 SusWrite 230 87% 390 MB/s	4K Read 42.2 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 57.9 193% 68.1 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 364 273% 364 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 134%
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150 68,337 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 93GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 253 415 413 397 474 419 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 233 Mixed 292 SusWrite 395 79% 356 MB/s	4K Read 44.7 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 56.4 193% 67.3 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 253 216% 318 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 126%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMY16GX3M2A1600C9 1315 BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 0215 CMY16GX3M2A1600C9 1315 BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 32GB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	61.6% Good	MC Read 21.8 MC Write 22.1 MC Mixed 18.8 60% 20.9 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 23.4 SC Mixed 20.5 59% 20.7 GB/s	Latency 64.6 62% 64.6 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 61.6% Great: 62%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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	3,392x
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	407x

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