MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 80.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	103% 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 (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Jul 15 '18 at 16:23
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	80.1% Excellent	Memory 92 1-Core 99.3 2-Core 201 76% 131 Pts	4-Core 394 8-Core 402 53% 398 Pts	64-Core 400 25% 400 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
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% 66GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 245 88 68 72 68 67 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 477 Mixed 362 SusWrite 101 80% 359 MB/s	4K Read 44.5 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 56.1 195% 68.7 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 229 208% 318 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 118%
PNY CS1311 480GB-$31 13,149 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 409GB free Firmware: CS131122 SusWrite @10s intervals: 461 379 152 172 170 174 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 481 Mixed 384 SusWrite 251 91% 405 MB/s	4K Read 34.3 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 43.6 163% 61 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 200 192% 303 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 101%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$75 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2TB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 144 144 145 145 146 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	82.9% Excellent	Read 143 Write 112 Mixed 57.2 SusWrite 145 83% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 2.3 402% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1866 C9 4x4GB 1,755 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	65.7% Good	MC Read 24 MC Write 26 MC Mixed 19.4 66% 23.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 19.3 SC Mixed 19.9 53% 18.6 GB/s	Latency 64.1 62% 64.1 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 65.7% Great: 73%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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	3,379x
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	1,240x
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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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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