MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 80.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	124% 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	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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 18 '20 at 12:32
Run Duration	179 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	80.5% Excellent	Memory 84.4 1-Core 123 2-Core 250 84% 152 Pts	4-Core 424 8-Core 540 62% 482 Pts	64-Core 630 39% 630 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 7917) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 401GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 461 463 456 459 461 461 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 445 Write 431 Mixed 375 SusWrite 460 96% 428 MB/s	4K Read 43.9 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 58.8 199% 70.2 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 359 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 134%
Micron_1300_MTFDDAK1T0TDL 1TB 316 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 747GB free Firmware: M5MU000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 380 439 420 398 400 411 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 430 Write 224 Mixed 361 SusWrite 408 80% 356 MB/s	4K Read 38 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 51.6 180% 65.6 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 351 264% 353 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 122%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 565GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 104 106 107 106 107 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	77.1% Very good	Read 162 Write 153 Mixed 100 SusWrite 106 96% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.3 238% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 109%
USB2.0 FlashDisk 4GB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 4GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.4 2.8 2.9 3 2.9 2.7 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	2.76% Terrible	Read 7.8 Write 2.5 Mixed 3.3 SusWrite 2.8 5% 4.1 MB/s	4K Read 4.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 16% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 2.76% Great: 5%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 20,728 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	49.5% Average	MC Read 17 MC Write 18.1 MC Mixed 15.3 48% 16.8 GB/s	SC Read 14.6 SC Write 19.3 SC Mixed 13.3 45% 15.7 GB/s	Latency 72.7 55% 72.7 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 62%

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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	3,439x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,688x
Core i7-4790Intel $132Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	466x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,268x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	568x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	409x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	418x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	308x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	209x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	381x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	249x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	209x

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