MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 66% Battle cruiser	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	78.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	101% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	28.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140627
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Mar 23 '19 at 23:49
Run Duration	179 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4590-$188 151,366 User benchmarks, average bench 63% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	80.6% Excellent	Memory 92.5 1-Core 106 2-Core 212 79% 137 Pts	4-Core 395 8-Core 412 54% 403 Pts	64-Core 409 25% 409 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 80.6% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Nvidia(10DE 119D) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.35 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	78.5% Very good	Lighting 97.6 Reflection 110 Parallax 93.8 80% 100 fps	MRender 96.6 Gravity 89.8 Splatting 93.3 76% 93.2 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk S31024G 1TB 10,952 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 882GB free (System drive) Firmware: X6107000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 380 390 385 391 393 387 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 453 Write 411 Mixed 369 SusWrite 388 91% 405 MB/s	4K Read 28.2 4K Write 94.4 4K Mixed 40.1 144% 54.2 MB/s	DQ Read 362 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 267 220% 315 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 121%
WD Black 4TB (2013)-$194 20,205 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 137 142 139 141 140 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	86.1% Excellent	Read 160 Write 135 Mixed 96.5 SusWrite 140 98% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 207% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 98%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 149GB free Firmware: CC49 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 91 94 93 93 93 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	57% Above average	Read 106 Write 94.7 Mixed 53.8 SusWrite 92.5 64% 86.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.9 150% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 68%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 161 158 163 158 159 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	95% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 182 Mixed 85 SusWrite 159 109% 150 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 179% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 112%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 666GB free Firmware: 7101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 163 164 164 164 165 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 162 Mixed 127 SusWrite 164 115% 155 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 234% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 109%
WD Black 750GB (2008)-$140 11,698 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 698GB free Firmware: 7101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 91 91 91 91 91 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	52.4% Above average	Read 91.3 Write 90.8 Mixed 67 SusWrite 90.9 63% 85 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 180% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 52.4% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-1600C9-8GXM 0420 F3-1600C9-8GXM 0420 F3-12800CL10-8GBXL 0420 F3-12800CL10-8GBXL 32GB 39 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	62.6% Good	MC Read 22.5 MC Write 23.1 MC Mixed 19.6 62% 21.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 19.9 SC Mixed 20 53% 18.7 GB/s	Latency 63 64% 63 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 62.6% 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	3,390x
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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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