MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	48.3% 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	126% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). 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	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140408
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 30 '18 at 20:44
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing above expectations (78^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, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	89% Excellent	Memory 95.4 1-Core 128 2-Core 253 89% 159 Pts	4-Core 472 8-Core 504 64% 488 Pts	64-Core 503 31% 503 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.1 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.3% Average	Lighting 58.5 Reflection 66.4 Parallax 59.6 48% 61.5 fps	MRender 71.9 Gravity 59.1 Splatting 53.5 49% 61.5 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 201GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 433 393 324 316 314 297 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 493 Mixed 399 SusWrite 346 98% 435 MB/s	4K Read 41.1 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 66.1 220% 81.9 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 361 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 134%
Intel 530 Series 120GB-$79 15,015 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 85GB free Firmware: DC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 136 133 134 132 132 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Read 440 Write 138 Mixed 199 SusWrite 129 50% 227 MB/s	4K Read 38.6 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 45.2 182% 69.4 MB/s	DQ Read 204 DQ Write 127 DQ Mixed 106 95% 146 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 79%
Maxtor STM3500320AS 500GB 5,105 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 67GB free Firmware: MX15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 57 57 57 58 58 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	44.3% Average	Read 96.5 Write 95 Mixed 52.2 SusWrite 57.5 55% 75.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 44.3% Great: 59%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB-$80 31,610 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 105GB free Firmware: 3.AAE SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 60 62 62 61 62 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	39.7% Below average	Read 76.9 Write 53.5 Mixed 46.3 SusWrite 61.3 44% 59.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 153% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 39.7% Great: 43%
Samsung HD103SI 1TB-$89 48,059 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 771GB free Firmware: 1AG01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 89 92 88 89 87 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	51.6% Above average	Read 90.4 Write 52 Mixed 50.7 SusWrite 89.1 52% 70.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CML8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CML8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 16GB 459 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	64.2% Good	MC Read 22.2 MC Write 23.2 MC Mixed 20 62% 21.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 23.3 SC Mixed 20 58% 20.3 GB/s	Latency 55.8 72% 55.8 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 64%

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

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	3,402x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,673x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	459x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,249x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	561x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	407x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	414x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	306x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	209x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	379x
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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Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16