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MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 192% UFO	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 161% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 80%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	250% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	123% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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	24.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Jun 14 '24 at 00:52
Run Duration	214 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd 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 as expected (53^rd percentile)	80% Very good	Memory 87.3 1-Core 115 2-Core 230 81% 144 Pts	4-Core 391 8-Core 611 62% 501 Pts	64-Core 610 38% 610 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4070-TS (Ti-Super)-$800 8,750 User benchmarks, average bench 250% Gigabyte(1458 413C) ≥ 4GB; RTX 4070 TS CLim: 3135 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 16GB, Driver: 555.99 Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	250% Outstanding	Lighting 369 Reflection 362 Parallax 440 300% 390 fps	MRender 481 Gravity 294 Splatting 231 262% 335 fps
Poor: 229% ↑ This bench: 250% Great: 265%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN570 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB 51,051 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 239GB free (System drive) Firmware: 234100WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 502 529 378 358 363 363 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 668 Write 644 Mixed 625 SusWrite 416 132% 588 MB/s	4K Read 41.5 4K Write 74.6 4K Mixed 49.7 166% 55.3 MB/s	DQ Read 493 DQ Write 388 DQ Mixed 456 337% 446 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 300%
Samsung 860 QVO 2TB-$207 28,979 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 1.5TB free Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 197 251 267 255 262 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Read 491 Write 469 Mixed 382 SusWrite 238 89% 395 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 79 4K Mixed 43.2 144% 51 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 358 270% 363 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 122%
ST12000NM000J-2TY103 12TB 102 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 9TB free Firmware: SN02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 190 228 245 239 237 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	40% Average	Read 250 Write 240 Mixed 131 SusWrite 221 47% 211 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 20.5 4K Mixed 0.2 61% 17.8 MB/s	DQ Read 4.2 DQ Write 16.5 DQ Mixed 0.5 3% 7.07 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 40% Great: 47%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$46 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 157 160 159 160 160 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	86.9% Excellent	Read 145 Write 109 Mixed 74.9 SusWrite 158 89% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 114%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA641 2TB-$78 30,011 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1.5TB free Firmware: MK7OA840 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 132 130 132 132 128 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	76.6% Very good	Read 137 Write 127 Mixed 73.8 SusWrite 130 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 184% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 82%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 21,301 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1TB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 41 41 41 41 41 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	27.4% Poor	Read 54.3 Write 33 Mixed 30.8 SusWrite 40.8 29% 39.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 152% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 27.4% Great: 97%
WD My Passport Essential USB 3.0 1TB 2,431 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 751GB free, PID 0730 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 37 36 37 36 37 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	18.7% Very poor	Read 59.8 Write 24.9 Mixed 26.7 SusWrite 36.2 45% 36.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.6 46% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 18.7% Great: 36%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT102464BD160B.C16 0515 CT102464BD160B.C16 0118 8GBH2X04E99927-15 1302 PSD38G16002 32GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	57.3% Above average	MC Read 21.1 MC Write 20.8 MC Mixed 16.4 56% 19.4 GB/s	SC Read 14.6 SC Write 22.3 SC Mixed 19.1 53% 18.7 GB/s	Latency 65.6 61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 58%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 17: 0P 1R 2G 6B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
17%	10%	94	216	58	240	27"	1280 720	ASRACA3 PG27F15RS1A

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Typical Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) Builds (Compare 7,022 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	3,523x
Core i5-4690KIntel $59Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,718x
Core i7-4790Intel $65Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	476x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,308x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	578x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	415x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	427x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	314x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	212x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	386x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	259x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	211x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $169	Nvidia RTX 4060 $285	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $146
Intel Core i5-12400F $112	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $372	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $75
Intel Core i5-13600K $240	Nvidia RTX 4070 $278	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $397