MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 81.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	53.8% 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	107% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 29 '19 at 10:34
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670K-$127 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	81.8% Excellent	Memory 95 1-Core 114 2-Core 221 82% 143 Pts	4-Core 396 8-Core 405 53% 400 Pts	64-Core 412 26% 412 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290X-$549 37,353 User benchmarks, average bench 51% XFX(1682 9290) CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.7.3 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	53.8% Above average	Lighting 64.2 Reflection 61.4 Parallax 83.6 52% 69.7 fps	MRender 62.5 Gravity 62.6 Splatting 78.7 57% 68 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 55%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingdian S280 120GB 1,698 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 49GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q0720A SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 148 149 151 150 151 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 438 Mixed 426 SusWrite 180 87% 388 MB/s	4K Read 46.1 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 60.1 201% 69.4 MB/s	DQ Read 260 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 132 144% 239 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 109%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 25GB free Firmware: 521ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 83 78 80 81 78 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	55.3% Above average	Read 164 Write 101 Mixed 107 SusWrite 80.1 25% 113 MB/s	4K Read 25.6 4K Write 87.6 4K Mixed 33 127% 48.7 MB/s	DQ Read 121 DQ Write 92 DQ Mixed 87.3 70% 100 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 73%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B5773DH0-CH9 4x2GB 2,464 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 4 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	79.2% Very good	MC Read 29.7 MC Write 31 MC Mixed 23.8 80% 28.2 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 21 SC Mixed 25.4 63% 22.1 GB/s	Latency 57 70% 57 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 79.2% Great: 52%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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