MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	3.12% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	85.1% 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	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
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	1.3 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 27 '21 at 16:37
Run Duration	197 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing as expected (55^th 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 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	75.7% Very good	Memory 90.6 1-Core 102 2-Core 208 77% 134 Pts	4-Core 346 8-Core 388 48% 367 Pts	64-Core 389 24% 389 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 7917) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5166 Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	3.12% Terrible	Lighting 3.7 Reflection 2.4 Parallax 6.5 3% 4.2 fps	MRender 4.5 Gravity 2.5 Splatting 4.9 3% 3.97 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.12% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 184GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 286 246 282 284 251 302 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	85.1% Excellent	Read 428 Write 326 Mixed 312 SusWrite 275 75% 335 MB/s	4K Read 29.8 4K Write 69.1 4K Mixed 37.9 130% 45.6 MB/s	DQ Read 174 DQ Write 309 DQ Mixed 116 123% 200 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 97%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 103GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 99 102 101 103 103 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	86.5% Excellent	Read 200 Write 151 Mixed 85.3 SusWrite 102 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 113%
Toshiba X300 4TB-$146 23,740 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 211GB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 118 119 120 121 118 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	78% Very good	Read 153 Write 154 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 118 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 2.4 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.2 276% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 78% Great: 104%
D4-310 TerraMaster_DAS 160GB 94GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 37 37 37 37 38 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	18.8% Very poor	Read 28 Write 30.5 Mixed 20.7 SusWrite 37.3 21% 29.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.4 76% 0.57 MB/s

D4-310 TerraMaster_DAS 4TB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 38 40 37 39 43 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	31.9% Below average	Read 70 Write 96.7 Mixed 74.2 SusWrite 40 52% 70.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 0.5 178% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 31.9% Great: 71%
D4-310 TerraMaster_DAS 1TB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 573GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 81 85 85 83 85 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	48.4% Average	Read 86.1 Write 80 Mixed 34.1 SusWrite 82.5 52% 70.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 115% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 55%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 1x4GB 3,879 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 1 of 4 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	29.6% Poor	MC Read 10 MC Write 9.1 MC Mixed 8.6 26% 9.23 GB/s	SC Read 8.9 SC Write 9.5 SC Mixed 8.5 26% 8.97 GB/s	Latency 66.4 60% 66.4 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 29.6% Great: 35%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	3,383x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,665x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	457x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,244x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	559x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	406x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	414x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	306x
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	206x

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Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16