MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 109% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 90% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 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 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 94.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	117% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	96.6% 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Dec 27 '19 at 23:53
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing way above expectations (87^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, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 133 2-Core 257 91% 162 Pts	4-Core 506 8-Core 691 76% 598 Pts	64-Core 688 43% 688 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Nvidia(10DE 13AA) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	117% Outstanding	Lighting 155 Reflection 147 Parallax 147 126% 150 fps	MRender 183 Gravity 131 Splatting 105 110% 140 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 240GB-$78 26,547 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 128GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS131122 SusWrite @10s intervals: 350 134 176 174 155 110 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 495 Mixed 415 SusWrite 183 90% 402 MB/s	4K Read 33.3 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 43.7 164% 62 MB/s	DQ Read 326 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 204 186% 283 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 97%
PNY CS1311 480GB-$31 13,149 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 124GB free Firmware: CS131122 SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 327 150 171 179 176 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 492 Mixed 388 SusWrite 244 92% 410 MB/s	4K Read 34.8 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 44.7 168% 63.3 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 331 DQ Mixed 201 191% 300 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 101%
Seagate Momentus XT 7200 RPM 2.5" 750GB-$55 8,365 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 303GB free Firmware: SM12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 96 96 92 96 96 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	55.5% Above average	Read 98.7 Write 92.5 Mixed 71 SusWrite 94.5 66% 89.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CML8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CML8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 16GB 459 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	62.1% Good	MC Read 21.8 MC Write 21.9 MC Mixed 18.6 59% 20.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 23.8 SC Mixed 20.7 59% 20.6 GB/s	Latency 54.8 73% 54.8 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 64%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

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Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	3,383x
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	1,244x
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 $109Bench 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 $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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