MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 85.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	16.8% 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)
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 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 (11%). 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	0.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20141223
Uptime	1.8 Days
Run Date	Aug 08 '18 at 14:58
Run Duration	185 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (74^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 (99^th percentile)	85.2% Excellent	Memory 96.9 1-Core 114 2-Core 229 84% 147 Pts	4-Core 420 8-Core 452 58% 436 Pts	64-Core 459 28% 459 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 6870 25,443 User benchmarks, average bench 15% PwrHis(1787 2305) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	16.8% Very poor	Lighting 22.4 Reflection 15.4 Parallax 21.5 18% 19.8 fps	MRender 13.7 Gravity 15.6 Splatting 20 14% 16.4 fps
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 16.8% Great: 16%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM830 128GB 13,767 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 4GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXM03D1Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 80.9 Write 61.8 Mixed 104 18% 82.1 MB/s	4K Read 14.5 4K Write 29 4K Mixed 13.3 54% 18.9 MB/s	DQ Read 243 DQ Write 36.7 DQ Mixed 58.3 64% 113 MB/s
Poor: 48% Great: 73%
WD Green 1.5TB (2010)-$170 41,439 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 79 87 88 87 88 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	49.4% Average	Read 86 Write 86.2 Mixed 77 SusWrite 85.6 62% 83.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 152% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 63%
Hitachi HDS721010DLE630 1TB-$150 19,279 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 504GB free Firmware: MS2OA5R0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 158 164 147 174 172 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	74.9% Very good	Read 97 Write 96.3 Mixed 23.3 SusWrite 164 69% 95.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 133% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 99%
Samsung HD103SI 1TB-$89 48,059 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 48GB free Firmware: 1AG01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 71 76 75 77 76 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	35.6% Below average	Read 48.8 Write 37.8 Mixed 40 SusWrite 75.1 37% 50.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 127% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 35.6% Great: 59%
ST2000LM 003 HN-M201RAD 2TB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1TB free, PID 5106 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 103 110 110 110 110 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	53.7% Above average	Read 108 Write 83.8 Mixed 62.3 SusWrite 108 120% 90.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 1.1 200% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 54%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C11 2x4GB 6,575 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	79.9% Very good	MC Read 29.2 MC Write 30.4 MC Mixed 24.6 80% 28.1 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 21.7 SC Mixed 26.1 64% 22.5 GB/s	Latency 50.6 79% 50.6 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 79.9% Great: 77%

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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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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