MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 78.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	52.1% 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)
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	21.4 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 05 '18 at 04:30
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	78.9% Very good	Memory 92.7 1-Core 108 2-Core 210 79% 137 Pts	4-Core 368 8-Core 423 52% 396 Pts	64-Core 419 26% 419 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 78.9% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399 68,699 User benchmarks, average bench 46% MSI(1462 3081) CLim: 977 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.8.1 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	52.1% Above average	Lighting 64.7 Reflection 57.7 Parallax 73.5 53% 65.3 fps	MRender 58 Gravity 51.4 Splatting 73.2 51% 60.9 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM871b 2.5 7mm 128GB 314 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 23GB free (System drive) Firmware: MVT02D0Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 452 Write 442 Mixed 377 95% 424 MB/s	4K Read 36 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 61.5 198% 73.2 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 351 DQ Mixed 355 270% 363 MB/s
Poor: 53% Great: 107%
Seagate ST2000LM007-1R8174 2TB 71,657 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 247GB free Firmware: SBK2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 63 71 72 73 71 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	29.7% Poor	Read 32.9 Write 84.1 Mixed 51.5 SusWrite 69.2 44% 59.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 0.4 161% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 29.7% Great: 67%
Seagate ST500LM012 HN-M500MBB 500GB 47,588 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 466GB free Firmware: 2BA30001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.8 3.1 3.6 3.8 5 5.1 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	23.8% Poor	Read 79.1 Write 6.8 Mixed 3 SusWrite 4 17% 23.2 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.9 107% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 23.8% Great: 59%
TS-RDF5 SD Transcend 32GB 1,099 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 28GB free, PID 4000 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 22 22 22 22 22 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	16.6% Very poor	Read 41.4 Write 21.6 Mixed 31.3 SusWrite 22.5 37% 29.2 MB/s	4K Read 6.1 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 4.1 210% 3.87 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 16.6% Great: 35%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 3x8GB 350 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 3 of 4 slots used 24GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	63% Good	MC Read 22.3 MC Write 23.1 MC Mixed 20.1 62% 21.8 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 20.4 SC Mixed 19.8 54% 18.9 GB/s	Latency 62.7 64% 62.7 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 63% Great: 63%

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Typical Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) Builds (Compare 6,801 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	3,400x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,672x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	459x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,248x
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 $90Bench 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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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $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