MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	56.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	86.5% 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.

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

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	8.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 06 '18 at 22:16
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (55^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	72.9% Very good	Memory 73.4 1-Core 115 2-Core 185 72% 124 Pts	4-Core 390 8-Core 564 60% 477 Pts	64-Core 625 39% 625 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 367A) CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	56.3% Above average	Lighting 71.9 Reflection 70.3 Parallax 62.6 59% 68.3 fps	MRender 73.3 Gravity 64.5 Splatting 55.8 52% 64.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 33GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 268 125 117 117 108 113 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	86.5% Excellent	Read 455 Write 397 Mixed 336 SusWrite 141 74% 332 MB/s	4K Read 36.8 4K Write 70.9 4K Mixed 38.5 143% 48.7 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 347 263% 354 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 124%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 113GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 364 423 429 276 285 286 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 491 Write 458 Mixed 444 SusWrite 344 98% 434 MB/s	4K Read 47.1 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 62.1 213% 75.6 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 351 265% 354 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 128%
Seagate ST9250315AS 250GB-$20 12,691 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 233GB free Firmware: 0001SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 78 78 79 79 79 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	44.3% Average	Read 76.7 Write 64.8 Mixed 40.5 SusWrite 77.7 48% 64.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 119% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 44.3% Great: 43%
Seagate ST3250820AS 250GB-$60 16,391 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 233GB free Firmware: 3.ADG SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 76 78 78 78 77 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	43.8% Average	Read 76 Write 70.8 Mixed 43.8 SusWrite 76.6 49% 66.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 155% 1 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 43.8% Great: 44%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 93 95 98 95 95 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	52% Above average	Read 87.3 Write 64.5 Mixed 33.3 SusWrite 93.9 51% 69.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.5 102% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB 18,444 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1400 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46.3% Average	MC Read 15.8 MC Write 18.1 MC Mixed 14.6 46% 16.2 GB/s	SC Read 12.4 SC Write 15.4 SC Mixed 14.1 40% 14 GB/s	Latency 93.8 43% 93.8 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 46.3% Great: 71%

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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 6,772 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	3,385x
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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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