MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 82.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	50.1% 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	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 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	4.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140520
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 11 '18 at 13:41
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (73^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 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	82.2% Excellent	Memory 94.9 1-Core 118 2-Core 209 82% 141 Pts	4-Core 376 8-Core 628 61% 502 Pts	64-Core 635 39% 635 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% PNY(196E 1131) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1490 MHz, MLim: 1773 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.16 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.1% Above average	Lighting 60.7 Reflection 66.5 Parallax 60.2 49% 62.4 fps	MRender 73.4 Gravity 62.5 Splatting 56 52% 63.9 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 11GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 443 Write 451 Mixed 276 87% 390 MB/s	4K Read 41.8 4K Write 94.9 4K Mixed 50.3 178% 62.3 MB/s	DQ Read 366 DQ Write 271 DQ Mixed 177 170% 271 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 601GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 157 153 156 153 158 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 176 Mixed 94.3 SusWrite 155 110% 150 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.4 146% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1866 C9 2x4GB 8,627 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1400 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	60.4% Good	MC Read 22.7 MC Write 20.9 MC Mixed 18.5 59% 20.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.8 SC Write 20.6 SC Mixed 18.3 51% 17.9 GB/s	Latency 57.3 70% 57.3 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 60.4% Great: 71%

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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 6,771 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	3,384x
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