MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 81.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	35.8% 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	88% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	3.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140408
Uptime	2.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 05 '17 at 21:27
Run Duration	434 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4590-$188 151,366 User benchmarks, average bench 63% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	81.8% Excellent	Memory 94.9 1-Core 102 2-Core 209 78% 135 Pts	4-Core 396 8-Core 406 54% 401 Pts	64-Core 372 23% 372 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% MSI(1462 2825) 2GB CLim: 1241 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 382.5 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	35.8% Below average	Lighting 43 Reflection 39.4 Parallax 52 35% 44.8 fps	MRender 55 Gravity 49.2 Splatting 36.9 37% 47 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 35.8% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 56GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 23367 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 533 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 72 72 861 (AE) Unknown 100 100 27 (B4) Unknown 0 0 2159 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 68 60 171799871520 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 1 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 72 72 28 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 69025659004 (F7) Unknown 100 100 9032168 (F8) Unknown 100 100 2243663020	88% Excellent	Read 509 Write 333 Mixed 385 91% 409 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 79.3 4K Mixed 31 125% 46.3 MB/s	DQ Read 187 DQ Write 235 DQ Mixed 47.5 81% 156 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 88% Great: 97%
Seagate Backup+ BL 1TB 569 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 137GB free, PID a013 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	33.4% Below average	Read 70.4 Write 81.8 Mixed 66.8 95% 73 MB/s	4K Read 0.48 4K Write 1.71 4K Mixed 0.31 70% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 33.4% Great: 44%
WD My Book 1230 3TB 7,778 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 29GB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	52.7% Above average	Read 112 Write 141 Mixed 96.8 152% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.38 4K Write 1.82 4K Mixed 0.17 69% 0.79 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 52.7% Great: 59%
SMI USB disk 8GB 5,941 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 8GB free, PID null Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	3.39% Terrible	Read 12.2 Write 3.45 Mixed 4.32 7% 6.66 MB/s	4K Read 3.63 4K Write 0.003 4K Mixed 0.001 14% 1.21 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.39% Great: 10%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 44,086 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	58.8% Above average	MC Read 20.3 MC Write 21 MC Mixed 18.5 57% 19.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 19.3 SC Mixed 18.9 52% 18.1 GB/s	Latency 57.3 70% 57.3 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 58.8% 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 6,772 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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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