MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 82.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	30.9% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.

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Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	4.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150811
Uptime	15.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 29 '17 at 07:15
Run Duration	293 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	25%

PC Performing as expected (43^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 (70^th percentile)	82.4% Excellent	Memory 88.4 1-Core 121 2-Core 233 83% 147 Pts	4-Core 411 8-Core 630 64% 520 Pts	64-Core 610 38% 610 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 1970) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.71 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	30.9% Below average	Lighting 36.7 Reflection 55 Parallax 43.6 30% 45.1 fps	MRender 45.9 Gravity 20 Splatting 51.1 33% 39 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 30.9% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 902GB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	90% Excellent	Read 169 Write 145 Mixed 122 109% 145 MB/s	4K Read 1.08 4K Write 1.72 4K Mixed 0.18 97% 0.99 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 108%
Toshiba HDWD105 500GB-$49 9,420 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 132GB free (System drive) Firmware: MS1OA8J0 Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	80.3% Excellent	Read 131 Write 149 Mixed 116 99% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.52 4K Write 1.54 4K Mixed 0.19 71% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 104%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 51GB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	67.8% Good	Read 115 Write 121 Mixed 99.1 84% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.21 86% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 67.8% Great: 108%
ST2000DL 004 HD204UI 2TB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 667GB free, PID 0539 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	23.8% Poor	Read 38.7 Write 42.2 Mixed 37.1 51% 39.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.49 4K Write 2.88 4K Mixed 0.41 114% 1.26 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 23.8% Great: 38%
SAMSUNG HD753LJ 750GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 218GB free, PID 0539 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	21.4% Poor	Read 38.4 Write 40.3 Mixed 38.8 51% 39.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.26 4K Mixed 0.46 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 21.4% Great: 42%
SAMSUNG HD103UJ 1TB 22 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 187GB free, PID 0539 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	20.5% Poor	Read 37.7 Write 39.2 Mixed 35.5 48% 37.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.42 4K Write 2.08 4K Mixed 0.32 83% 0.94 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 20.5% Great: 42%
WDC WD10 02FAEX-00Z3A0 1TB 28 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 16GB free, PID 0539 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	16.5% Very poor	Read 32 Write 34.3 Mixed 29.7 41% 32 MB/s	4K Read 0.49 4K Write 1.38 4K Mixed 0.37 61% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 16.5% Great: 48%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 22,320 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	55.1% Above average	MC Read 20.3 MC Write 20.6 MC Mixed 16.1 54% 19 GB/s	SC Read 13 SC Write 19.1 SC Mixed 18.1 48% 16.7 GB/s	Latency 69.1 58% 69.1 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 63%

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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	3,396x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,671x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	458x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,247x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	561x
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	209x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	379x
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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16