MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	58.2% 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)
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Dec 07 '18 at 22:17
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (84^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 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Memory 91.6 1-Core 136 2-Core 272 92% 166 Pts	4-Core 485 8-Core 712 75% 599 Pts	64-Core 712 44% 712 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325 82,117 User benchmarks, average bench 50% Sapphire(174B E324) CLim: 1075 MHz, MLim: 1550 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.8.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	58.2% Above average	Lighting 72 Reflection 64 Parallax 86.7 59% 74.2 fps	MRender 64.2 Gravity 58 Splatting 82.9 57% 68.4 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 134GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 7183 Write 5,534 Mixed 5,939 1,383% 6,219 MB/s	4K Read 1,077 4K Write 303 4K Mixed 392 2,295% 591 MB/s	DQ Read 1,892 DQ Write 1,135 DQ Mixed 1,317 1,034% 1,448 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
WD WD5002AALX-00J37A0 500GB 10,663 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 324GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 114 115 115 115 115 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	65.9% Good	Read 115 Write 107 Mixed 77.5 SusWrite 115 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 160% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 72%
WD WD5000AAVS-00ZTB0 500GB 13,629 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 463GB free Firmware: 01.01B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 73 72 73 73 72 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	41.1% Average	Read 70.3 Write 71.5 Mixed 46.5 SusWrite 72.5 48% 65.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.8 156% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 41.1% Great: 44%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 440GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 133 134 134 133 133 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	79.9% Very good	Read 145 Write 142 Mixed 92.5 SusWrite 133 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 246% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 79.9% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1333 C9 4x8GB 665 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	52.2% Above average	MC Read 18.3 MC Write 18.3 MC Mixed 15.4 50% 17.3 GB/s	SC Read 15 SC Write 20 SC Mixed 18.6 51% 17.9 GB/s	Latency 64.8 62% 64.8 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 81%

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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	3,379x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,662x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	457x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,240x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	559x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	405x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	414x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	305x
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	205x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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