MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 40% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 86.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	48.3% 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	84.4% 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.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	14.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 05 '18 at 19:35
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Memory 97.7 1-Core 117 2-Core 236 86% 150 Pts	4-Core 406 8-Core 592 62% 499 Pts	64-Core 606 38% 606 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% MSI(1462 C307) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2209 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.34 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.3% Average	Lighting 54.5 Reflection 63 Parallax 51.2 44% 56.2 fps	MRender 78 Gravity 54.6 Splatting 71.2 56% 67.9 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 240GB-$193 27,826 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 101GB free (System drive) Firmware: 605ABBF2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 155 160 165 162 165 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	84.4% Excellent	Read 334 Write 267 Mixed 267 SusWrite 162 58% 258 MB/s	4K Read 32.3 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 46.3 164% 61.4 MB/s	DQ Read 210 DQ Write 252 DQ Mixed 137 129% 200 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 84%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 12GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 505 Write 482 Mixed 413 104% 467 MB/s	4K Read 47.4 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 63.9 218% 77.3 MB/s	DQ Read 369 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 359 269% 358 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Crucial MX100 128GB-$74 9,892 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 49GB free Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 177 173 175 174 165 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	87.3% Excellent	Read 459 Write 185 Mixed 227 SusWrite 174 58% 261 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 40 154% 59.5 MB/s	DQ Read 314 DQ Write 182 DQ Mixed 164 144% 220 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 89%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 568GB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 133 131 155 149 136 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	70.9% Very good	Read 107 Write 103 Mixed 39.9 SusWrite 140 71% 97.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 141% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 70.9% Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 165GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 127 128 129 128 129 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Read 203 Write 158 Mixed 90.2 SusWrite 126 106% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GB 24,592 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	85.7% Excellent	MC Read 31.7 MC Write 32.6 MC Mixed 27.2 87% 30.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.9 SC Write 19.9 SC Mixed 26.5 64% 22.4 GB/s	Latency 47.5 84% 47.5 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 85.7% 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	3,385x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,665x
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 $94Bench 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 $273	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