MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 76.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	67% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	162% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	23.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150528
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 23 '21 at 02:39
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing below expectations (26^th 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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	76.8% Very good	Memory 81.5 1-Core 120 2-Core 220 79% 141 Pts	4-Core 396 8-Core 525 59% 460 Pts	64-Core 490 30% 490 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% EVGA(3842 1167) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 496.13 Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	67% Good	Lighting 88.1 Reflection 84.2 Parallax 71.5 72% 81.3 fps	MRender 61.7 Gravity 78.1 Splatting 70.5 58% 70.1 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 62GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 479 486 466 455 441 431 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	162% Outstanding	Read 682 Write 544 Mixed 594 SusWrite 460 128% 570 MB/s	4K Read 58.1 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 74.7 243% 81.4 MB/s	DQ Read 767 DQ Write 619 DQ Mixed 820 579% 735 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 162% Great: 355%
Seagate Expansion HDD 10TB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 300GB free Firmware: 1801 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 128 128 129 129 128 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 16% Great: 75%
Lacie Rugged USB-C 4TB 678 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 923GB free Firmware: 1153 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 90 91 94 94 93 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	44.5% Average	Read 62 Write 95.7 Mixed 69 SusWrite 92 59% 79.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.5 171% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 44.5% Great: 69%
LSI MegaRAID 8888ELP 16TB 15TB free Firmware: 1.40 SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 20 20 20 20 20 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	172% Outstanding	Read 578 Write 19.5 Mixed 36.2 SusWrite 19.5 118% 163 MB/s	4K Read 13.1 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 1.2 690% 4.97 MB/s

HGST HDN 726040ALE614 4TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 816GB free, PID 0611 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 157 158 159 158 155 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	55% Above average	Read 104 Write 115 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 158 152% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 89% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GB 1,661 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	44.3% Average	MC Read 15.9 MC Write 15.9 MC Mixed 12.8 42% 14.9 GB/s	SC Read 12.6 SC Write 16.5 SC Mixed 14.7 42% 14.6 GB/s	Latency 77.9 51% 77.9 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 44.3% Great: 88%

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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	3,390x
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	406x

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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Value: 60% - Above average

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 $45	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