MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 82.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	30.1% 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	84.5% 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	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.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150528
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 23 '20 at 05:15
Run Duration	206 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770-$75 176,321 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	82.5% Excellent	Memory 92.3 1-Core 116 2-Core 229 83% 146 Pts	4-Core 392 8-Core 585 61% 489 Pts	64-Core 577 36% 577 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% EVGA(3842 2765) 2GB CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 436.30 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	30.1% Below average	Lighting 35.1 Reflection 32 Parallax 46.8 29% 38 fps	MRender 44.2 Gravity 41.5 Splatting 36.8 33% 40.8 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 30.1% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingdian S280-480GB 480GB 203 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 137GB free (System drive) Firmware: N1114B SusWrite @10s intervals: 343 346 370 386 255 352 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	84.5% Excellent	Read 490 Write 415 Mixed 307 SusWrite 342 87% 389 MB/s	4K Read 29.4 4K Write 53.3 4K Mixed 32.5 114% 38.4 MB/s	DQ Read 273 DQ Write 113 DQ Mixed 186 139% 191 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 106%
Seagate NAS HDD 4TB-$145 4,962 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2.5TB free Firmware: SC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 154 153 156 153 157 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	86.3% Excellent	Read 148 Write 151 Mixed 80.7 SusWrite 153 98% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 100%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$56 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 868GB free Firmware: AX003M SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 107 107 109 108 110 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	61.6% Good	Read 107 Write 99.9 Mixed 34.4 SusWrite 107 63% 87.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 104% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 61.6% Great: 62%
Seagate Expansion 2TB 49,966 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 402GB free Firmware: 0706 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 92 92 93 93 93 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	48.3% Average	Read 76.4 Write 54.6 Mixed 47.7 SusWrite 91.7 50% 67.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 67%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 160GB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 129GB free, PID a00c Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 62 61 62 61 62 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	26.4% Poor	Read 61.2 Write 64.2 Mixed 37.2 SusWrite 61.4 76% 56 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 66% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 26.4% Great: 32%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 980 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 884GB free, PID 0101 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 107 109 110 109 112 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	44.8% Average	Read 109 Write 108 Mixed 37.5 SusWrite 108 120% 90.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 44.8% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR3-2400 CL10 4GB Kingston 99U5471-036.A00LF 0622 DDR3-2400 CL10 4GB 16GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 2400, 1600, 2400 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	33.8% Below average	MC Read 11.7 MC Write 11 MC Mixed 8.9 30% 10.5 GB/s	SC Read 11 SC Write 12.1 SC Mixed 10.6 32% 11.2 GB/s	Latency 63.5 63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 33.8% Great: 40%

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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	3,400x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,671x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	459x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,247x
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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	306x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16