MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	53.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	105% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Run History

2 months ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150528
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Oct 30 '19 at 17:43
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Extreme
Intel Core i5-4670K-$300 92,082 User benchmarks, average bench 72% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	71.9% Very good	1-Core 106 2-Core 213 75% 160 Pts	4-Core 411 8-Core 410 56% 410 Pts	64-Core 408 27% 408 Pts
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 71.9% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290X-$549 24,186 User benchmarks, average bench 51% Sapphire(174B E282) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1080 MHz, MLim: 1410 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.10.1 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	53.6% Above average	Lighting 226 Reflection 166 Parallax 276 60% 223 fps	MRender 134 Gravity 197 Splatting 184 54% 171 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$150 39,639 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 65GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 333 141 143 141 143 142 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 454 Write 426 Mixed 348 SusWrite 174 78% 350 MB/s	4K Read 40.6 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 56 192% 68.9 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 356 269% 361 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 115%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 48,753 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 190 191 188 192 191 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 132 Mixed 75.3 SusWrite 190 103% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 115%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 2x4GB 6,980 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 2400 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (63^rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled	57.1% Above average	MC Read 20.7 MC Write 20.9 MC Mixed 17.6 56% 19.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 19.2 SC Mixed 16.9 49% 17 GB/s	Latency 66.8 60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 83%

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

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Gaming 52%

Yacht

Desktop 76%

Battleship

Workstation 52%

Yacht

Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 78%, 274,297 samples	10,331x
Core i5-4690KIntel $189Bench 73%, 152,974 samples	6,529x
Core i7-4790Intel $318Bench 69%, 130,387 samples	1,217x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $399Bench 52%, 512,504 samples	5,030x
GTX 1070Nvidia $415Bench 78%, 677,712 samples	2,387x
GTX 1080Nvidia $540Bench 103%, 554,017 samples	2,045x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $55Bench 105%, 507,744 samples	2,703x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $107Bench 111%, 442,547 samples	1,777x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 97%, 129,520 samples	711x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 57,543 samples	1,362x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 61%, 23,009 samples	962x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 55%, 45,373 samples	651x

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Value: 49% - Average

Total price: $802

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9400F $145	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $244	Crucial MX500 250GB $44
Intel Core i5-9600K $200	Nvidia RTX 2060 $324	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $150
Intel Core i7-9700K $360	AMD RX 590 $180	Samsung 850 Pro 512GB $230

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $80	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $58	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $46
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $613	SanDisk Extreme 16GB $24