MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 79%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	56.9% 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 Drive	156% 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

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 21 '18 at 16:23
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4570-$99 129,272 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	79% Very good	Memory 90.1 1-Core 107 2-Core 206 78% 134 Pts	4-Core 397 8-Core 377 52% 387 Pts	64-Core 381 24% 381 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325 82,117 User benchmarks, average bench 50% MSI(1462 2015) CLim: 1040 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.9.3 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	56.9% Above average	Lighting 70.5 Reflection 62.9 Parallax 84.4 58% 72.6 fps	MRender 62.6 Gravity 56.7 Splatting 80.2 56% 66.5 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 168GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 491 550 433 303 303 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	156% Outstanding	Read 745 Write 644 Mixed 634 SusWrite 397 136% 605 MB/s	4K Read 59.5 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 78.4 255% 86.3 MB/s	DQ Read 318 DQ Write 676 DQ Mixed 77.3 178% 357 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 156% Great: 280%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 237GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 5,698 Write 4387 Mixed 4755 1,100% 4,947 MB/s	4K Read 527 4K Write 258 4K Mixed 310 1,333% 365 MB/s	DQ Read 937 DQ Write 1,472 DQ Mixed 970 800% 1,126 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 124%
HGST Travelstar 5K1000 2.5" 1TB 129,581 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 477GB free Firmware: JA0OA700 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 91 91 92 92 92 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	54.9% Above average	Read 99.9 Write 97.7 Mixed 37.4 SusWrite 91.5 60% 81.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 113% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 57%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$27 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 444GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 171 175 176 174 174 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 65 Mixed 72.6 SusWrite 174 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMV4GX3M1A1333C9 Kingston K531R8-HYA Kingston KHX1600C9D3/8GX 16GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 1333, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	40.1% Average	MC Read 13.7 MC Write 13.6 MC Mixed 11.9 37% 13.1 GB/s	SC Read 12.1 SC Write 13.8 SC Mixed 12.8 37% 12.9 GB/s	Latency 67.2 60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 40.1% 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	3,402x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,673x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	459x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,249x
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 $76Bench 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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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16