MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 82.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	22.8% 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)
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	16.1 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	Mar 22 '21 at 14:20
Run Duration	185 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (71^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, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	82.4% Excellent	Memory 91 1-Core 126 2-Core 233 85% 150 Pts	4-Core 398 8-Core 649 64% 523 Pts	64-Core 653 40% 653 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2978) ≥ 4GB CLim: 696 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	22.8% Poor	Lighting 28.1 Reflection 29 Parallax 27.3 23% 28.1 fps	MRender 34.2 Gravity 26.9 Splatting 24.1 23% 28.4 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 22.8% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 520 Series 240GB-$139 12,595 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 5GB free (System drive) Firmware: 400i Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 266 Write 194 Mixed 244 52% 235 MB/s	4K Read 32.1 4K Write 98.1 4K Mixed 39.4 151% 56.5 MB/s	DQ Read 262 DQ Write 192 DQ Mixed 212 163% 222 MB/s
Poor: 58% Great: 95%
APS-SL3N-512 512GB 749 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 194GB free Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 380 404 191 110 105 107 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	Read 456 Write 396 Mixed 357 SusWrite 216 80% 356 MB/s	4K Read 38.6 4K Write 93.4 4K Mixed 43.9 164% 58.6 MB/s	DQ Read 302 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 226 194% 284 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 102%
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 30GB free Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 369 271 223 193 181 160 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 475 Mixed 356 SusWrite 233 88% 391 MB/s	4K Read 34.1 4K Write 96.3 4K Mixed 45.4 161% 58.6 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 175 179% 291 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 116%
APS-SL3N-512 512GB 749 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 157GB free Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 388 400 156 105 108 107 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Read 478 Write 157 Mixed 363 SusWrite 210 67% 302 MB/s	4K Read 37.7 4K Write 88.6 4K Mixed 43.7 160% 56.7 MB/s	DQ Read 302 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 232 198% 288 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 102%
JetFlash Transcend 32GB 11,405 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 29GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 13 14 12 15 14 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	12.2% Very poor	Read 36.2 Write 4.8 Mixed 23.7 SusWrite 13.7 23% 19.6 MB/s	4K Read 3.9 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 1.6 103% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 12.2% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR3 2133 2OZ 0420 F3-17000CL11-4GBXL 0420 DDR3 2133 2OZ 0420 F3-17000CL11-4GBXL 24GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 1600, 2000, 1600, 2000 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	57.2% Above average	MC Read 21.1 MC Write 20.8 MC Mixed 16.5 56% 19.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.8 SC Write 21.7 SC Mixed 18.9 53% 18.5 GB/s	Latency 65.8 61% 65.8 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 57%

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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	3,385x
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	1,245x
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 $94Bench 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 $300	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