MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	36.6% 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	86% 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	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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	6.3 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	2.4 Days
Run Date	Jun 06 '22 at 15:11
Run Duration	229 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4460-$194 245,403 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	69.5% Good	Memory 80.4 1-Core 92.2 2-Core 166 66% 113 Pts	4-Core 337 8-Core 351 46% 344 Pts	64-Core 333 21% 333 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 69.5% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% Gigabyte(1458 3603) 2GB CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	36.6% Below average	Lighting 42.8 Reflection 39.1 Parallax 60.9 35% 47.6 fps	MRender 55.4 Gravity 51.7 Splatting 41.8 40% 49.6 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 36.6% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 286GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKK1B3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 369 379 407 407 429 43 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	86% Excellent	Read 358 Write 269 Mixed 325 SusWrite 339 73% 323 MB/s	4K Read 27.1 4K Write 77.8 4K Mixed 35 127% 46.6 MB/s	DQ Read 220 DQ Write 311 DQ Mixed 166 154% 232 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 102%
Samsung HD502IJ 500GB-$40 25,285 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 94GB free Firmware: 1AA01113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 83 83 84 83 84 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	47.3% Average	Read 81.2 Write 67.8 Mixed 46.1 SusWrite 83.2 51% 69.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1.1 185% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 47.3% Great: 59%
WD Purple Surveillance 2TB (2017)-$70 11,781 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 222GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 76 78 78 77 78 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	49.4% Average	Read 94.7 Write 88.1 Mixed 64 SusWrite 77.1 60% 81 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 169% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 104%
WD Purple 2TB (2014)-$67 19,126 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 176GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 77 78 78 78 77 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	45.6% Average	Read 81.4 Write 81.6 Mixed 50.2 SusWrite 77.1 53% 72.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 86%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 864GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 13 13 13 13 13 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile)	14.3% Very poor	Read 36.2 Write 32.2 Mixed 32.5 SusWrite 12.9 21% 28.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 14.3% Great: 109%
WDC WD25 00AAKS-00F0A0 250GB 75GB free, PID 2329 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 13 13 13 13 12 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	12.6% Very poor	Read 31.5 Write 36.6 Mixed 29.5 SusWrite 12.1 37% 27.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 87% 1.03 MB/s

ASMT 2115 1.5TB 96 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 132GB free, PID 1153 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 12 12 12 12 12 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	12.3% Very poor	Read 34 Write 31.4 Mixed 25 SusWrite 12 33% 25.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 81% 1 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 12.3% Great: 47%
Adata DashDrive Elite S102 Pro USB 3.0 32GB-$11 1,777 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 29GB free, PID 312b Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 18 14 15 18 17 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	15.6% Very poor	Read 39.8 Write 23.6 Mixed 37.5 SusWrite 16.4 38% 29.3 MB/s	4K Read 5.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 2.4 157% 3.2 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 15.6% Great: 39%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX KHX1866C10D3/8G 12GB 129 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1600, 1333 MHz 4096, 8192 MB Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	37.2% Below average	MC Read 12.5 MC Write 13 MC Mixed 11.5 35% 12.3 GB/s	SC Read 11 SC Write 12.7 SC Mixed 11.7 34% 11.8 GB/s	Latency 79.7 50% 79.7 ns
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 37.2% Great: 55%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

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Workstation 36%

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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	1,669x
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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	306x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $74Bench 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 $39
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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16