MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Speed boat	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 84.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	48.7% 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	106% 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	19 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 12 '20 at 22:11
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	84.2% Excellent	Memory 91.1 1-Core 115 2-Core 226 82% 144 Pts	4-Core 448 8-Core 445 60% 446 Pts	64-Core 444 27% 444 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 84.2% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.7% Average	Lighting 58.6 Reflection 56.5 Parallax 46.6 48% 53.9 fps	MRender 69.5 Gravity 61.7 Splatting 56.3 50% 62.5 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150 68,337 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 190GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 121 113 117 111 113 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 480 Mixed 397 SusWrite 156 86% 384 MB/s	4K Read 41.9 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 57 193% 68.6 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 247 218% 325 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 126%
Samsung SM841 2.5" 7mm 256GB 2,869 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 31GB free Firmware: DXM01D0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 284 333 260 221 253 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 290 Mixed 269 SusWrite 251 73% 326 MB/s	4K Read 36.2 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 46.5 174% 65.1 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 207 DQ Mixed 135 142% 238 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 107%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$58 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 715GB free Firmware: AX1R4C SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 97 98 98 98 98 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	54.5% Above average	Read 92.2 Write 95.5 Mixed 32.7 SusWrite 97.5 58% 79.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 119% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 54.5% Great: 62%
SABRENT 320GB 413 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 244GB free Firmware: 0204 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 64 64 63 64 65 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	39.1% Below average	Read 72.3 Write 72.3 Mixed 48.7 SusWrite 63.8 47% 64.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 126% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 39.1% Great: 57%
Seagate ST1000LM035-1RK172 1TB 452,134 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 246GB free Firmware: LVM2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 85 85 85 85 86 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	41.6% Average	Read 60.5 Write 97 Mixed 56.5 SusWrite 84.3 55% 74.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.4 113% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 41.6% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/4G 0420 F3-12800CL10-8GBXL KHX1866C10D3/4G 0420 F3-12800CL10-8GBXL 24GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 1333, 1600, 1333, 1600 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	60.7% Good	MC Read 21.9 MC Write 22.9 MC Mixed 18 60% 20.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 20.6 SC Mixed 20.3 54% 18.9 GB/s	Latency 65.6 61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 61%

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Typical Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) Builds (Compare 6,788 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	3,394x
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