MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 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 90.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	42.3% 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	117% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

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 7
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 22 '18 at 08:42
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing way above expectations (91^st 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 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	Memory 95.8 1-Core 132 2-Core 259 91% 162 Pts	4-Core 461 8-Core 698 72% 580 Pts	64-Core 691 43% 691 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% MSI(1462 3232) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.36 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.3% Average	Lighting 47.8 Reflection 55.2 Parallax 44.8 39% 49.3 fps	MRender 68.3 Gravity 47.8 Splatting 62.3 49% 59.5 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 42.3% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$115 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 109GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 442 437 442 428 371 329 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 518 Write 491 Mixed 381 SusWrite 408 101% 449 MB/s	4K Read 38.2 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 49.7 181% 66.6 MB/s	DQ Read 356 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 328 252% 341 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 241GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 448 460 462 463 466 469 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 492 Mixed 405 SusWrite 461 105% 466 MB/s	4K Read 48.7 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 66.3 224% 79.3 MB/s	DQ Read 352 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 337 254% 341 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 134%
LaCie Rugged Mini USB3 2TB 92 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 2TB free, PID 106b Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 128 129 139 139 132 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	51.5% Above average	Read 112 Write 119 Mixed 47.1 SusWrite 132 138% 102 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 106% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 52%
WDC WD20 EARX-00PASB0 2TB 130 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 1.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 102 103 102 103 103 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	44.3% Average	Read 99.2 Write 92.1 Mixed 77.3 SusWrite 102 126% 92.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 112% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 44.3% Great: 48%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 1,685 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	63.5% Good	MC Read 22.4 MC Write 21.9 MC Mixed 19.4 61% 21.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 23.8 SC Mixed 22.1 61% 21.4 GB/s	Latency 54.7 73% 54.7 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 87%

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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	3,380x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,662x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	457x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,241x
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	305x
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 $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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