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MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
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 90.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	69.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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

3 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jun 13 '21 at 15:29
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

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 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 126 2-Core 255 90% 159 Pts	4-Core 458 8-Core 659 70% 558 Pts	64-Core 686 42% 686 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX Titan X-$615 15,621 User benchmarks, average bench 75% Nvidia(10DE 1132) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	69.4% Good	Lighting 83.4 Reflection 120 Parallax 77.5 68% 93.7 fps	MRender 90.8 Gravity 92 Splatting 83.7 72% 88.8 fps
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 69.4% Great: 83%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Hitachi HDT725050VLA360 250GB 37GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 260 65 56 45 38 38 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	Read 505 Write 457 Mixed 366 SusWrite 83.7 79% 353 MB/s	4K Read 44.3 4K Write 52.9 4K Mixed 43.1 150% 46.8 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 95.3 DQ Mixed 181 148% 218 MB/s

Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 1TB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 174 176 178 180 181 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	Read 175 Write 151 Mixed 82.3 SusWrite 178 33% 147 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 3% 1 MB/s
Poor: 79% Great: 130%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C11 4x4GB 4,968 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	79.4% Very good	MC Read 29.1 MC Write 29.1 MC Mixed 24.8 79% 27.7 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 24.3 SC Mixed 25.1 67% 23.4 GB/s	Latency 50.5 79% 50.5 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 79.4% Great: 79%

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Typical Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) Builds (Compare 7,069 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	3,552x
Core i5-4690KIntel $54Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,728x
Core i7-4790Intel $115Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	478x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,312x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	586x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	419x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	429x
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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Total price: $648

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