MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 25% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	32.7% 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	93% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141106
Uptime	23.1 Days
Run Date	May 11 '20 at 23:52
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	77.2% Very good	Memory 96.2 1-Core 104 2-Core 202 78% 134 Pts	4-Core 349 8-Core 280 44% 314 Pts	64-Core 366 23% 366 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% MSI(1462 3233) CLim: 1741 MHz, MLim: 1902 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 445.87 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	32.7% Below average	Lighting 10.3 Reflection 18 Parallax 115 8% 47.7 fps	MRender 96 Gravity 103 Splatting 94.7 80% 98 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 32.7% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 33GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 229 29 26 25 26 27 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	93% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 471 Mixed 300 SusWrite 60.5 73% 330 MB/s	4K Read 40.9 4K Write 90.9 4K Mixed 49.3 173% 60.4 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 182 186% 302 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 108%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 556GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 99 105 103 103 102 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	83.5% Excellent	Read 188 Write 171 Mixed 83 SusWrite 102 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 239% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 179 181 184 180 181 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 187 Write 131 Mixed 82.2 SusWrite 181 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 114%
Multiple Card Reader 256GB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 238GB free, PID 6366 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 11 12 17 18 18 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	7.66% Terrible	Read 17.5 Write 11.5 Mixed 14.3 SusWrite 14.6 19% 14.5 MB/s	4K Read 4.3 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 2.4 108% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 7.66% Great: 25%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C11 4x4GB 4,968 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	76.9% Very good	MC Read 27.8 MC Write 30.3 MC Mixed 23.6 78% 27.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.4 SC Write 19.1 SC Mixed 24.8 59% 20.8 GB/s	Latency 53.1 75% 53.1 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 79%

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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	3,392x
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	407x

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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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 $40	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