MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Raft	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 87.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	27.8% 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	129% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	2.6 Days
Run Date	Nov 04 '20 at 10:36
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$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 (100^th percentile)	87.6% Excellent	Memory 93.3 1-Core 115 2-Core 232 84% 147 Pts	4-Core 473 8-Core 470 63% 472 Pts	64-Core 471 29% 471 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% MSI(1462 2847) 2GB CLim: 1241 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 441.20 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	27.8% Poor	Lighting 32.3 Reflection 30 Parallax 37.6 26% 33.3 fps	MRender 41.6 Gravity 38.9 Splatting 33.5 31% 38 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 27.8% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PNY CS3030 500GB 415 User benchmarks, average bench 200% 245GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS303121 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 405 455 524 412 442 299 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 720 Write 709 Mixed 614 SusWrite 423 138% 616 MB/s	4K Read 32.9 4K Write 53.4 4K Mixed 49.7 142% 45.3 MB/s	DQ Read 676 DQ Write 660 DQ Mixed 906 615% 748 MB/s
Poor: 129% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 242%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 750GB-$60 30,974 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 122GB free Firmware: 1AA01113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 75 76 77 77 76 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	40.2% Average	Read 63.2 Write 49.5 Mixed 60.3 SusWrite 76.5 46% 62.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 157% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 40.2% Great: 60%
WD WD10EADX-00TDHB0 1TB 12,976 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 227GB free Firmware: 77.04D77 SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 28 71 71 71 72 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	39.7% Below average	Read 76.6 Write 73.5 Mixed 55.6 SusWrite 61.4 49% 66.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 39.7% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 16GB 375 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	63.5% Good	MC Read 22 MC Write 23.3 MC Mixed 19.9 62% 21.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 21.6 SC Mixed 20.8 58% 20.2 GB/s	Latency 61.3 65% 61.3 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 71%

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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	3,389x
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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Value: 60% - Above average

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