MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 54% Yacht	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	57.9% 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	153% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150811
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 11 '18 at 08:14
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	21%

Watch Gameplay: 1060-6GB + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	86.7% Excellent	Memory 96.4 1-Core 126 2-Core 241 88% 154 Pts	4-Core 416 8-Core 660 66% 538 Pts	64-Core 668 41% 668 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3281) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	57.9% Above average	Lighting 72.9 Reflection 72.1 Parallax 62.2 59% 69.1 fps	MRender 64.7 Gravity 66.8 Splatting 68.6 55% 66.7 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 360GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 544 564 580 580 580 582 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	153% Outstanding	Read 675 Write 557 Mixed 507 SusWrite 572 130% 578 MB/s	4K Read 45.7 4K Write 96.1 4K Mixed 55.6 191% 65.8 MB/s	DQ Read 776 DQ Write 635 DQ Mixed 690 521% 700 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 153% Great: 254%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 214GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 89 91 84 88 94 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	62% Good	Read 125 Write 97.5 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 90.3 70% 95.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.2 213% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 75%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$70 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 453GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 120 121 120 128 126 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	43.7% Average	Read 28.5 Write 130 Mixed 84.3 SusWrite 123 68% 91.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 0.7 169% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 43.7% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT8GX3M2A1866C9 4x4GB 250 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	67.5% Good	MC Read 23.4 MC Write 24.6 MC Mixed 20.6 65% 22.9 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 22.3 62% 21.5 GB/s	Latency 52.5 76% 52.5 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 67.5% Great: 93%

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) Builds (Compare 6,770 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	3,383x
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	1,244x
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 $109Bench 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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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