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MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Graphics57.8% 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 Drive65.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory24GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
SystemMSI MS-7917
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)  (all builds)
Memory20.8 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20141223
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 04 '15 at 19:52
Run Duration297 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
1-Core 124
2-Core 225
81% 175 Pts
4-Core 408
8-Core 561
61% 485 Pts
64-Core 687
42% 687 Pts
Poor: 67% Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 290X-$549
PowerColor(148C 2342) ≥ 4GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 14.501.1003.0
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
57.8% Above average
Lighting 72.1
Reflection 62.7
Parallax 93.6
59% 76.1 fps
MRender 58
Gravity 64.6
Splatting 78
56% 66.9 fps
Poor: 46% ↑
This bench: 57.8%
 Great: 55%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Plextor M6 Pro 256GB-$110
238GB free
Firmware: 1.03 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
70.5% Very good
Read 384
Write 373
Mixed 310
79% 356 MB/s
4K Read 31.1
4K Write 63.4
4K Mixed 17.4
103% 37.3 MB/s
DQ Read 30.3
DQ Write 74
DQ Mixed 18.9
24% 41.1 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑
This bench: 70.5%
 Great: 111%
PNY SSD2SC240G1CS1754D117-820 240GB
94GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS111101 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
65.8% Good
Read 352
Write 275
Mixed 304
69% 310 MB/s
4K Read 26.1
4K Write 97.2
4K Mixed 15.5
111% 46.3 MB/s
DQ Read 27.1
DQ Write 104
DQ Mixed 15.1
26% 48.7 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑
This bench: 65.8%
 Great: 87%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49
2TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
80% Excellent
Read 139
Write 140
Mixed 107
96% 128 MB/s
4K Read 0.97
4K Write 2.34
4K Mixed 0.27
114% 1.19 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑
This bench: 80%
 Great: 84%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
62GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
53.4% Above average
Read 97.4
Write 88.4
Mixed 69.9
64% 85.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.81
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.27
102% 1.06 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑
This bench: 53.4%
 Great: 109%
USB Flash Memory 16GB
14GB free, PID 6544
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
8.3% Terrible
Read 23.1
Write 16.6
Mixed 10.2
20% 16.6 MB/s
4K Read 3.72
4K Write 0.15
4K Mixed 0.15
24% 1.34 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑
This bench: 8.3%
 Great: 8%
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Gaming
Gaming 42%
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Desktop
Desktop 84%
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Workstation
Workstation 36%
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Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples3,383x
Core i5-4690KIntel  $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples1,665x
Core i7-4790Intel  $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples457x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples1,244x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples559x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples406x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples414x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples306x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples207x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples376x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples248x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples206x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $648
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Intel Core i5-12600K $178Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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