MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (97th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 3 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 86.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	58.7% 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	123% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	20.2 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141223
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 31 '19 at 02:28
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing way above expectations (97^th 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 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Memory 90.4 1-Core 137 2-Core 241 88% 156 Pts	4-Core 445 8-Core 724 72% 585 Pts	64-Core 730 45% 730 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390X-$340 26,573 User benchmarks, average bench 54% Sapphire(174B E324) CLim: 1055 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.7.3 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	58.7% Above average	Lighting 72.5 Reflection 62.8 Parallax 76.5 59% 70.6 fps	MRender 63.3 Gravity 65.4 Splatting 79.7 58% 69.5 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 57%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 96GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 399 300 300 301 271 271 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 489 Mixed 378 SusWrite 307 94% 419 MB/s	4K Read 46.7 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 65.5 218% 77.2 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 363 273% 364 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 124%
HGST Deskstar NAS 4TB-$60 7,986 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 3.5TB free Firmware: MJAOA5E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 157 161 158 157 158 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 160 Mixed 62.8 SusWrite 157 98% 135 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 166% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 92%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1600 CL9 Series 1302 1600 CL9 Series 0215 CMY16GX3M2A1866C9 0215 CMY16GX3M2A1866C9 24GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1600, 1600, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	46.4% Average	MC Read 16 MC Write 16.2 MC Mixed 13.6 44% 15.3 GB/s	SC Read 13.4 SC Write 17.2 SC Mixed 16.3 45% 15.6 GB/s	Latency 66.6 60% 66.6 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 46.4% Great: 46%

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

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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	3,380x
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	1,241x
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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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