MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 40% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 83.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	57.6% 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	96.9% 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	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	Χρώματα 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 05 '19 at 16:59
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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 way above expectations (97^th percentile)	83.2% Excellent	Memory 91.8 1-Core 115 2-Core 226 82% 144 Pts	4-Core 431 8-Core 435 58% 433 Pts	64-Core 430 27% 430 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Gigabyte(1458 371A) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 436.15 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	57.6% Above average	Lighting 70.8 Reflection 73.6 Parallax 65.8 58% 70 fps	MRender 71.8 Gravity 68.2 Splatting 70.5 58% 70.2 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force LE 240GB-$85 14,954 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 50GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFC12.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 320 190 173 176 174 175 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 495 Mixed 378 SusWrite 201 89% 397 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 43.2 160% 59.1 MB/s	DQ Read 326 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 208 192% 294 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 97%
Transcend MTS400 M.2 128GB-$80 647 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 119GB free Firmware: O0918B SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 152 152 152 152 152 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	84.1% Excellent	Read 486 Write 152 Mixed 209 SusWrite 152 55% 250 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 39.7 151% 57.8 MB/s	DQ Read 253 DQ Write 152 DQ Mixed 150 126% 185 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 84%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 223GB free Firmware: SBFK71B1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 53 51 51 51 51 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	76.7% Very good	Read 453 Write 366 Mixed 317 SusWrite 75.7 68% 303 MB/s	4K Read 31.5 4K Write 98.9 4K Mixed 30.8 140% 53.7 MB/s	DQ Read 233 DQ Write 311 DQ Mixed 167 155% 237 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 76.7% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 142GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 56 56 60 56 55 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	43.2% Average	Read 93.5 Write 59.8 Mixed 55.8 SusWrite 56.8 49% 66.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 155% 1 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 43.2% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2133 C11 4x4GB 2,772 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 2133 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (53^rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	60.9% Good	MC Read 21.9 MC Write 22.9 MC Mixed 18.2 60% 21 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 20.6 SC Mixed 19.7 53% 18.7 GB/s	Latency 64.4 62% 64.4 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 104%

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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	3,390x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,666x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	457x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,245x
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 $90Bench 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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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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