MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 25% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 83.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	28.9% 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	63.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 24 '19 at 23:07
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (64^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 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	83.6% Excellent	Memory 91.6 1-Core 131 2-Core 258 90% 160 Pts	4-Core 408 8-Core 668 66% 538 Pts	64-Core 669 41% 669 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950-$100 111,509 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Asus(1043 8554) CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1652 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 425.31 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	28.9% Poor	Lighting 35.9 Reflection 35.3 Parallax 35.6 29% 35.6 fps	MRender 37.3 Gravity 33 Splatting 33.8 28% 34.7 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 28.9% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force GS 480GB-$419 593 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 83GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5.20 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 172 160 195 186 167 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	63.1% Good	Read 401 Write 214 Mixed 272 SusWrite 174 59% 265 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 17.7 4K Mixed 27.6 94% 26 MB/s	DQ Read 223 DQ Write 102 DQ Mixed 125 103% 150 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 63.1% Great: 71%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 101GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 366 478 465 488 489 489 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 482 Write 479 Mixed 411 SusWrite 462 103% 459 MB/s	4K Read 45.3 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 63.2 212% 75.4 MB/s	DQ Read 354 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 338 254% 338 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 134%
Generic USB Flash Drive 2GB 35 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 2GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.8 2 2 2 1.9 2 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	2.93% Terrible	Read 9.7 Write 1.5 Mixed 2.5 SusWrite 1.9 4% 3.9 MB/s	4K Read 4.7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 17% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 2.93% Great: 6%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C8 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C8 16GB 54 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	52% Above average	MC Read 18.4 MC Write 18.2 MC Mixed 15.3 49% 17.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 19.4 SC Mixed 18.2 51% 17.7 GB/s	Latency 64.8 62% 64.8 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 63%

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Gaming 42%

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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	1,668x
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 $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	306x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 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 $40
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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16