MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 82.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	35.5% 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	98.8% 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.

Very high background CPU (46%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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, 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	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 24 '18 at 11:33
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	46%

PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670-$52 49,019 User benchmarks, average bench 66% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	82.3% Excellent	Memory 93.9 1-Core 82.5 2-Core 213 74% 130 Pts	4-Core 411 8-Core 404 55% 407 Pts	64-Core 413 26% 413 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3202) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	35.5% Below average	Lighting 46.7 Reflection 43.7 Parallax 39.2 38% 43.2 fps	MRender 39.5 Gravity 39.3 Splatting 34.5 31% 37.8 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 35.5% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend SSD370S 256GB-$115 11,742 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 151GB free (System drive) Firmware: O0918B SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 365 370 379 378 376 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	Read 463 Write 375 Mixed 310 SusWrite 372 85% 380 MB/s	4K Read 29.4 4K Write 94.3 4K Mixed 48 156% 57.2 MB/s	DQ Read 281 DQ Write 107 DQ Mixed 194 143% 194 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 114%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 267GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 128 129 130 129 129 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Read 172 Write 130 Mixed 93 SusWrite 129 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 252% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 271GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 136 136 137 137 137 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	84.5% Excellent	Read 158 Write 132 Mixed 94.2 SusWrite 136 96% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 220% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 34,385 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	62.7% Good	MC Read 21.9 MC Write 22.9 MC Mixed 20.2 62% 21.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 20 SC Mixed 19.4 53% 18.6 GB/s	Latency 60 67% 60 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 62.7% Great: 63%

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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	3,384x
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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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

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