MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	26.5% 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	95.8% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	18 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Feb 10 '22 at 15:17
Run Duration	195 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (53^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 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	76.2% Very good	Memory 81.1 1-Core 114 2-Core 194 75% 130 Pts	4-Core 383 8-Core 625 62% 504 Pts	64-Core 620 38% 620 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$99 269,381 User benchmarks, average bench 26% MSI(1462 8C97) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 457.51 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	26.5% Poor	Lighting 33.5 Reflection 34.7 Parallax 32.8 27% 33.7 fps	MRender 36.7 Gravity 34.1 Splatting 23.4 25% 31.4 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 26.5% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CT500MX500SSD4 500GB 44,418 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 261GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR020 SusWrite @10s intervals: 285 294 299 353 356 358 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 438 Mixed 347 SusWrite 324 90% 402 MB/s	4K Read 24.3 4K Write 86.4 4K Mixed 38.2 132% 49.6 MB/s	DQ Read 333 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 253 215% 312 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 123%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 114GB free Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 311 320 317 237 240 239 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Read 387 Write 239 Mixed 237 SusWrite 277 64% 285 MB/s	4K Read 23.9 4K Write 85.7 4K Mixed 37.5 130% 49 MB/s	DQ Read 297 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 269 214% 298 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 99%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 327GB free Firmware: M0CR060 SusWrite @10s intervals: 312 321 318 242 235 236 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	Read 407 Write 468 Mixed 385 SusWrite 277 87% 384 MB/s	4K Read 25.8 4K Write 91.5 4K Mixed 38.6 137% 52 MB/s	DQ Read 342 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 320 244% 328 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 99%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 154 153 154 155 153 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Read 160 Write 145 Mixed 86.9 SusWrite 152 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 218% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 96%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 150 150 151 152 150 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	83.5% Excellent	Read 142 Write 137 Mixed 98.3 SusWrite 149 97% 131 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 205% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-10666CL9-4GBRL 0420 F3-1600C9-8GXM 0420 F3-10666CL9-4GBRL 0420 F3-1600C9-8GXM 24GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 1333, 1600, 1333, 1600 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	50.1% Above average	MC Read 17.7 MC Write 18 MC Mixed 15.4 49% 17 GB/s	SC Read 14 SC Write 18.7 SC Mixed 17 47% 16.6 GB/s	Latency 78.4 51% 78.4 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 50.1% Great: 61%

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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	3,404x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,673x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	459x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,250x
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 $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	209x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	379x
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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Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16