MSI NIGHTBLADE Z97

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 85.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	50.9% 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	60.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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	MICRO-STAR MS-7920
Motherboard	MSI NIGHTBLADE Z97 (all builds)
Memory	8.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140924
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Jun 05 '20 at 10:34
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	85.7% Excellent	Memory 94.9 1-Core 117 2-Core 235 85% 149 Pts	4-Core 451 8-Core 405 58% 428 Pts	64-Core 446 28% 446 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 85.7% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.9% Above average	Lighting 63.7 Reflection 65.7 Parallax 59.1 52% 62.9 fps	MRender 72 Gravity 59.4 Splatting 52 49% 61.2 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk X400 512GB-$99 7,913 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 119GB free (System drive) Firmware: X4120000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 240 246 210 234 237 230 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	60.5% Good	Read 476 Write 360 Mixed 169 SusWrite 233 69% 310 MB/s	4K Read 19.2 4K Write 49.1 4K Mixed 17.2 77% 28.5 MB/s	DQ Read 135 DQ Write 48.3 DQ Mixed 64.4 55% 82.5 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 60.5% Great: 104%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 516GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 81 80 80 81 81 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	48.8% Average	Read 89 Write 97 Mixed 70.5 SusWrite 80.6 62% 84.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 48.8% Great: 88%
Hitachi HTS545032B9A300 320GB-$59 15,217 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 207GB free Firmware: PB3OC60F SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 63 62 63 63 63 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	37.2% Below average	Read 67 Write 59.7 Mixed 35.5 SusWrite 62.5 41% 56.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 121% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 37.2% Great: 42%
SanDisk Ultra Flair USB 3.0 64GB-$7 7,617 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 57GB free, PID 5591 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 39 24 23 23 24 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	38.2% Below average	Read 161 Write 63.5 Mixed 68.2 SusWrite 32.3 93% 81.3 MB/s	4K Read 6.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.6 147% 3.43 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 38.2% Great: 40%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GB 48,796 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	60.7% Good	MC Read 20.7 MC Write 21.5 MC Mixed 19.8 59% 20.7 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 20.9 SC Mixed 19.1 53% 18.7 GB/s	Latency 57.5 70% 57.5 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 63%

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Typical NIGHTBLADE Z97 Builds (Compare 60 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI NIGHTBLADE Z97

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	24x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	17x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	5x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	12x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	7x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	4x

SSD
TS128GMSA370 128GBTranscendBench 64%, 512 samples	4x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	4x
Premier SP610 256GBAdata $100Bench 82%, 1,898 samples	3x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	12x
MSI16D3LU1KFG/8G 1x8GBKingstonBench 31%, 186 samples	6x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	5x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $548

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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