MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 88.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	150% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
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	20.7 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 27 '20 at 20:18
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.5 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	88.5% Excellent	Memory 96.2 1-Core 134 2-Core 267 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 435 8-Core 702 70% 569 Pts	64-Core 716 44% 716 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 397GB free (System drive) Firmware: P3CR010 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 470 655 353 21 90 93 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	150% Outstanding	Read 746 Write 659 Mixed 620 SusWrite 280 129% 576 MB/s	4K Read 56.2 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 72.7 245% 84.7 MB/s	DQ Read 684 DQ Write 514 DQ Mixed 272 292% 490 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 150% Great: 295%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 331GB free Firmware: M0CR070 SusWrite @10s intervals: 285 351 385 254 255 256 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Read 399 Write 479 Mixed 384 SusWrite 298 88% 390 MB/s	4K Read 27.8 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 42.1 155% 60.5 MB/s	DQ Read 342 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 324 246% 331 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 99%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 394GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 139 138 140 141 138 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	84.2% Excellent	Read 154 Write 149 Mixed 99.9 SusWrite 139 100% 135 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.2 239% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 84.2% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 157 157 157 154 154 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	79% Very good	Read 121 Write 141 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 154 88% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 184% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-2400C11-8GSR 0215 CMY8GX3M2A2400C11 0420 F3-2400C11-8GSR 0215 CMY8GX3M2A2400C11 24GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	87% Excellent	MC Read 31.6 MC Write 32.8 MC Mixed 27.7 88% 30.7 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 24.8 SC Mixed 28.7 73% 25.6 GB/s	Latency 53.1 75% 53.1 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 87% Great: 87%

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Typical Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) Builds (Compare 6,770 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $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	206x

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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 $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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