MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	51.1% 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	84.9% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). 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	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20140408
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 19 '18 at 17:43
Run Duration	110 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing as expected (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	77.6% Very good	Memory 84.6 1-Core 106 2-Core 215 77% 135 Pts	4-Core 409 8-Core 401 54% 405 Pts	64-Core 414 26% 414 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 77.6% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 390.77 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (65 fps cap detected)	51.1% Above average	Lighting 65.1 Reflection 64.4 Parallax 63.7 53% 64.4 fps	MRender 65.5 Gravity 59 Splatting 51.3 47% 58.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40 53,931 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 102GB free (System drive) Firmware: X310 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 253 100 15546 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 3870 (A5) Unknown 100 100 1086819797559 (A6) Unknown 100 100 2 (A7) Unknown 100 100 28 (A8) Unknown 100 100 31 (A9) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 16 (AE) Unknown 100 100 79 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 73 42 180389806107 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 6622891214342 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 3577 (EA) Unknown 100 100 27520 (F1) Unknown 253 253 19852 (F2) Unknown 253 253 12745 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	84.9% Excellent	Read 462 Write 316 Mixed 292 79% 356 MB/s	4K Read 35 4K Write 85.3 4K Mixed 21.3 126% 47.2 MB/s	DQ Read 263 DQ Write 209 DQ Mixed 40.7 84% 171 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 84.9% Great: 101%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 285GB free Firmware: 01.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 169 167 2508 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 5701 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 81 81 13929 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3180 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 67 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 5639 (C2) HDA temperature 117 108 26 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	88.2% Excellent	Read 160 Write 148 Mixed 132 110% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.41 4K Write 2.32 4K Mixed 0.27 90% 1 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMZ8GX3M2A1866C9 Kingston KHX1866C9D3/4GX 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1866C9 Kingston KHX1866C9D3/4GX 16GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 1400, 1600, 1400, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	51% Above average	MC Read 16.8 MC Write 19.2 MC Mixed 16.7 50% 17.6 GB/s	SC Read 13.1 SC Write 17.3 SC Mixed 15.2 43% 15.2 GB/s	Latency 72.4 55% 72.4 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 72%

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Typical Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) Builds (Compare 6,764 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	3,380x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,662x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	457x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,241x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	559x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	405x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	414x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	305x
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	205x

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Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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