MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 35% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 83.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	51.8% 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	61% 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.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 27 '21 at 18:43
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing way above expectations (85^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 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	83.3% Excellent	Memory 92.4 1-Core 115 2-Core 224 82% 144 Pts	4-Core 430 8-Core 427 57% 429 Pts	64-Core 423 26% 423 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 83.3% 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: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	51.8% Above average	Lighting 64.5 Reflection 70.7 Parallax 63.7 53% 66.3 fps	MRender 67.3 Gravity 64.5 Splatting 55.1 50% 62.3 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 181GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z33130RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 119 117 115 115 115 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	61% Good	Read 440 Write 130 Mixed 196 SusWrite 119 49% 221 MB/s	4K Read 19.1 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 16.7 105% 46.6 MB/s	DQ Read 113 DQ Write 129 DQ Mixed 26.6 46% 89.4 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 86%
Crucial M500 480GB-$84 9,168 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 446GB free Firmware: MU03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 397 394 403 404 404 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 414 Write 397 Mixed 342 SusWrite 395 87% 387 MB/s	4K Read 26.5 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 38.6 148% 58.2 MB/s	DQ Read 331 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 181 176% 277 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 100%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 898GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 175 174 176 176 176 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 181 Write 137 Mixed 90.9 SusWrite 173 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.2 236% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 109%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 12,078 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 684GB free, PID 0900 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 132 130 130 127 127 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	49.3% Average	Read 132 Write 143 Mixed 20 SusWrite 129 139% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 43% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 49.3% Great: 52%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 1x8GB 29,968 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	37.7% Below average	MC Read 12.5 MC Write 13.4 MC Mixed 11 35% 12.3 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 12.1 SC Mixed 11.7 32% 11.1 GB/s	Latency 63.2 63% 63.2 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 37.7% Great: 40%

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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	1,663x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	457x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,243x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	559x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	405x

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	205x

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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 $179	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