MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 68% Battle cruiser	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 57% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 88.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	78.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	14.3 Days
Run Date	Aug 08 '18 at 01:28
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (64^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 (98^th percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Memory 94.5 1-Core 126 2-Core 247 88% 156 Pts	4-Core 440 8-Core 676 69% 558 Pts	64-Core 689 43% 689 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 87%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% Gigabyte(1458 36E6) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 397.64 Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	78.9% Very good	Lighting 103 Reflection 104 Parallax 94.6 84% 101 fps	MRender 89 Gravity 91.1 Splatting 75.4 69% 85.2 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 78.9% Great: 87%
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 7917) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 21GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 444 Write 427 Mixed 351 91% 407 MB/s	4K Read 31 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 46.5 160% 59.3 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 233 210% 319 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 118%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 7GB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 98 96 99 98 95 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	61.1% Good	Read 116 Write 90.2 Mixed 69.7 SusWrite 97.3 69% 93.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 151% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 61.1% Great: 113%
ST2000DL 003-9VT166 2TB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 434GB free, PID b157 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 41 41 42 41 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	17.1% Very poor	Read 39.3 Write 40.3 Mixed 27 SusWrite 41.7 50% 37.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.6 47% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 17.1% Great: 18%
WD easystore 25FB 8TB 7,734 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 7.5TB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 183 185 174 177 184 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	80.1% Excellent	Read 169 Write 178 Mixed 114 SusWrite 181 218% 160 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 1.2 222% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-1600C9-4GAO 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 0420 F3-1600C9-4GAO 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 16GB 22 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	60.6% Good	MC Read 21.1 MC Write 21.7 MC Mixed 18.4 58% 20.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 23.5 SC Mixed 19.8 57% 20 GB/s	Latency 58.5 68% 58.5 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 60.6% Great: 64%

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

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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