MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	49.6% 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	155% 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	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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 27 '20 at 07:51
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing as expected (48^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, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Memory 88.7 1-Core 128 2-Core 247 86% 154 Pts	4-Core 435 8-Core 658 68% 547 Pts	64-Core 654 40% 654 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49.6% Average	Lighting 61 Reflection 67.8 Parallax 59.7 50% 62.8 fps	MRender 72.3 Gravity 59.3 Splatting 53.3 50% 61.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 38,097 User benchmarks, average bench 241% 759GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 244 543 599 610 612 609 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	155% Outstanding	Read 693 Write 583 Mixed 461 SusWrite 536 128% 568 MB/s	4K Read 44.5 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 60.3 205% 73.1 MB/s	DQ Read 769 DQ Write 628 DQ Mixed 858 599% 752 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 155% Great: 302%
Samsung 840 Pro 512GB-$129 14,996 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 236GB free Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 429 472 481 483 480 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 404 Mixed 385 SusWrite 425 97% 430 MB/s	4K Read 35.7 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 50.1 178% 66.1 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 198 192% 303 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 118%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 16GB 568 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 10GB free, PID 5595 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 9.9 9.2 9.6 9.7 9.2 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	14.1% Very poor	Read 38.7 Write 21 Mixed 23.8 SusWrite 10.1 28% 23.4 MB/s	4K Read 5.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1.6 131% 3.03 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 14.1% Great: 33%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 9,944 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1867 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	27.9% Poor	MC Read 8.9 MC Write 9.2 MC Mixed 7.8 25% 8.63 GB/s	SC Read 8.2 SC Write 9.4 SC Mixed 8.2 25% 8.6 GB/s	Latency 68.8 58% 68.8 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 27.9% Great: 70%

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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	3,380x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,662x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	457x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,241x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	559x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	405x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	414x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	305x
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	205x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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