MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 90.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	49.3% 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	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	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	6.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 07 '21 at 05:03
Run Duration	202 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.5 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	90.8% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 133 2-Core 266 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 457 8-Core 685 71% 571 Pts	64-Core 649 40% 649 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 90.8% Great: 87%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 7917) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835 Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	3.41% Terrible	Lighting 4 Reflection 2.7 Parallax 7.3 3% 4.67 fps	MRender 5.3 Gravity 2.7 Splatting 5.3 4% 4.43 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.41% Great: 3%
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% MSI(1462 341B) CLim: 1268 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.6.1 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	49.3% Average	Lighting 63.1 Reflection 61.1 Parallax 81.7 51% 68.6 fps	MRender 62.2 Gravity 63.2 Splatting 44.5 45% 56.6 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 49.3% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSDSC2BX200G4R 200GB 103 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 29GB free (System drive) Firmware: G201DL2B SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 228 225 224 223 222 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	84.5% Excellent	Read 367 Write 230 Mixed 235 SusWrite 225 59% 264 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 96.8 4K Mixed 33.6 145% 54.6 MB/s	DQ Read 334 DQ Write 220 DQ Mixed 236 187% 263 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 145GB free Firmware: CC49 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 94 94 96 96 96 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	57.7% Above average	Read 106 Write 68.4 Mixed 64.7 SusWrite 95.2 62% 83.5 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 160% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 593GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 178 183 178 177 182 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	98.2% Outstanding	Read 165 Write 153 Mixed 80.5 SusWrite 177 105% 144 MB/s	4K Read 2.4 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.4 159% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 98.2% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GB 24,592 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	45.9% Average	MC Read 16.5 MC Write 15 MC Mixed 12 41% 14.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.8 SC Write 17.2 SC Mixed 14.5 44% 15.5 GB/s	Latency 51.1 78% 51.1 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 45.9% Great: 88%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 2: 0R 0G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
2%	67%	3	4	1	60	18.9"	1280 720	DELF003 DELL SE198WFP

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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	3,379x
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	1,240x
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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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