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 (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	58.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 29 '18 at 01:46
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	40%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4440-$128 81,111 User benchmarks, average bench 61% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	75.8% Very good	Memory 93.3 1-Core 90.9 2-Core 174 71% 119 Pts	4-Core 340 8-Core 332 45% 336 Pts	64-Core 330 20% 330 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 70%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6262) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2227 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.36 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 82.6 Reflection 78.5 Parallax 77 67% 79.3 fps	Gravity 66.7 Splatting 71.9 62% 69.3 fps
Poor: 51% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 34GB free (System drive) Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 76 89 70 83 88 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	58.7% Above average	Read 252 Write 127 Mixed 156 SusWrite 82.3 34% 154 MB/s	4K Read 18.1 4K Write 90.7 4K Mixed 37.5 124% 48.8 MB/s	DQ Read 93.9 DQ Write 125 DQ Mixed 100 78% 106 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 73%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 756GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 134 130 134 134 134 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Read 175 Write 145 Mixed 91.3 SusWrite 133 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 1.1 229% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 112%
WD My Passport 0740 500GB 3,483 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 390GB free, PID 0740 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 81 82 82 82 81 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	35.6% Below average	Read 86.3 Write 85.5 Mixed 54.5 SusWrite 81.5 103% 76.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 84% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 35.6% Great: 36%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-12800CL9-4GBSR 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBSR Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX 16GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	59.3% Above average	MC Read 20.5 MC Write 22.2 MC Mixed 19.6 59% 20.8 GB/s	SC Read 14 SC Write 16.8 SC Mixed 17.2 46% 16 GB/s	Latency 61.4 65% 61.4 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 60%

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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