MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 84.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	17.4% 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	73.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 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	4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	2.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 31 '19 at 16:36
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd 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 (99^th percentile)	84.5% Excellent	Memory 95 1-Core 114 2-Core 221 82% 143 Pts	4-Core 428 8-Core 429 57% 429 Pts	64-Core 425 26% 425 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 431.60 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	17.4% Very poor	Lighting 0.1 Reflection 68.9 Parallax 61.2 0% 43.4 fps	MRender 72.8 Gravity 63.5 Splatting 54.2 51% 63.5 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 17.4% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 250GB-$90 26,761 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 45GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41110WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 52 83 44 43 60 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	73.8% Very good	Read 480 Write 359 Mixed 223 SusWrite 72.6 63% 284 MB/s	4K Read 29.6 4K Write 53.2 4K Mixed 35.6 119% 39.5 MB/s	DQ Read 330 DQ Write 264 DQ Mixed 214 182% 269 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 100%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 522GB free Firmware: 2AR20003 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 100 102 102 103 103 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	53.7% Above average	Read 86.2 Write 59.5 Mixed 50.7 SusWrite 101 55% 74.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 126% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 59%
Hitachi HTS541010B7E610 1TB 40,802 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 567GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 80 84 84 86 83 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	73.2% Very good	Read 171 Write 23.8 Mixed 56.2 SusWrite 83.3 61% 83.7 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 206% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 73.2% Great: 72%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GB-$35 38,490 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	65.8% Good	MC Read 24 MC Write 24.2 MC Mixed 20.3 65% 22.8 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 20.8 SC Mixed 19.7 54% 19.1 GB/s	Latency 57 70% 57 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 65.8% Great: 67%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	3,376x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,661x
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	557x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	403x

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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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