MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 77.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	30.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	78.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141223
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 08 '20 at 01:45
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	77.2% Very good	Memory 88.9 1-Core 116 2-Core 225 82% 143 Pts	4-Core 353 8-Core 596 58% 475 Pts	64-Core 593 37% 593 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% EVGA(3842 6253) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	30.9% Below average	Lighting 38.9 Reflection 30.8 Parallax 36 32% 35.2 fps	MRender 37.3 Gravity 35.1 Splatting 35.6 29% 36 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 30.9% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HFS256G39TND-N210A 256GB 39,780 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 158GB free (System drive) Firmware: 30001P10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 227 249 228 241 230 224 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	78.8% Very good	Read 400 Write 248 Mixed 212 SusWrite 233 61% 273 MB/s	4K Read 25.7 4K Write 93.4 4K Mixed 23.9 119% 47.7 MB/s	DQ Read 342 DQ Write 250 DQ Mixed 183 168% 259 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 83%
WD Elements 2621 2TB 11,378 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1.5TB free, PID 2621 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 42 41 42 41 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	28.3% Poor	Read 40.2 Write 39.2 Mixed 30.7 SusWrite 41.6 52% 37.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.4 162% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 28.3% Great: 64%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 16JTF25664AZ-1G1F1 Hynix HMT125U6TFR8C-H9 16JTF25664AZ-1G1F1 Hynix HMT125U6TFR8C-H9 8GB 1067, 1333, 1067, 1333 MHz 2048, 2048, 2048, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	43.3% Average	MC Read 14.8 MC Write 15 MC Mixed 13.1 41% 14.3 GB/s	SC Read 12.3 SC Write 15.5 SC Mixed 14.3 40% 14 GB/s	Latency 68.5 58% 68.5 ns

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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	3,383x
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 $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 $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