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MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 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 83.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	35.3% 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)
Boot Drive	91.1% 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.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140627
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 07 '20 at 20:37
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing way above expectations (90^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-$54 229,359 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)	83.7% Excellent	Memory 95.1 1-Core 113 2-Core 228 83% 146 Pts	4-Core 420 8-Core 412 56% 416 Pts	64-Core 425 26% 425 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% MSI(1462 2825) 2GB CLim: 1241 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	35.3% Below average	Lighting 42.4 Reflection 39.5 Parallax 52.3 35% 44.7 fps	MRender 54.4 Gravity 47.8 Splatting 36.7 37% 46.3 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 35.3% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
DX300256A5xnEMLC 256GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 163GB free (System drive) Firmware: X2200400 SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 376 410 412 415 414 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Read 445 Write 411 Mixed 242 SusWrite 371 82% 367 MB/s	4K Read 27.3 4K Write 94.6 4K Mixed 34.3 135% 52.1 MB/s	DQ Read 213 DQ Write 202 DQ Mixed 130 119% 182 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 91%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 8GB-$7 16,591 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 3GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.7 6 5.4 4.8 5.6 5.9 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	22.5% Poor	Read 129 Write 3.3 Mixed 4.2 SusWrite 5.2 26% 35.4 MB/s	4K Read 11.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 41% 3.7 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 22.5% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1866 CL10 Series 2x8GB 7,244 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	62.8% Good	MC Read 22.1 MC Write 23 MC Mixed 19.4 61% 21.5 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 21.6 SC Mixed 19.5 54% 19 GB/s	Latency 56.9 70% 56.9 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 62.8% Great: 68%

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Typical Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) Builds (Compare 7,062 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	3,547x
Core i5-4690KIntel $54Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,727x
Core i7-4790Intel $115Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	477x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,311x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	586x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	418x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	428x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	314x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	213x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	387x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	260x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	212x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

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