MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 85.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	61.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	108% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	14 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 06 '19 at 07:16
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^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 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	85.8% Excellent	Memory 94.9 1-Core 119 2-Core 239 86% 151 Pts	4-Core 414 8-Core 600 63% 507 Pts	64-Core 600 37% 600 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Gigabyte(1458 3739) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 419.67 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	61.4% Good	Lighting 77.2 Reflection 74.5 Parallax 66.5 63% 72.7 fps	MRender 68.8 Gravity 71.9 Splatting 73 59% 71.3 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 61.4% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 421GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 364 364 362 360 368 365 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 454 Write 359 Mixed 286 SusWrite 364 82% 365 MB/s	4K Read 32.5 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 42.2 168% 65.8 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 266 225% 327 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 820GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 136 135 136 136 134 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Read 187 Write 182 Mixed 78.1 SusWrite 134 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 154% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 112%
TOSHIBA MK5059GSX 500GB 200 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 205GB free, PID 70f1 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 43 43 42 42 42 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	19.9% Very poor	Read 39 Write 40.7 Mixed 29.6 SusWrite 42.3 52% 37.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 80% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 19.9% Great: 20%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 32GB-$8 33,725 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 29GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 46 44 39 50 49 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	37.3% Below average	Read 142 Write 14 Mixed 45.8 SusWrite 44.7 66% 61.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 3 179% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 37.3% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 122,541 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	70.7% Very good	MC Read 25.8 MC Write 26 MC Mixed 22 70% 24.6 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 22.1 SC Mixed 23.1 60% 21.1 GB/s	Latency 57.5 70% 57.5 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 72%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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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 $134	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