MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 86.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	66.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141223
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 13 '18 at 21:20
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing as expected (57^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 4.4 GHz, turbo 5.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	86.9% Excellent	Memory 91.1 1-Core 120 2-Core 252 86% 154 Pts	4-Core 483 8-Core 455 63% 469 Pts	64-Core 416 26% 416 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Asus(1043 8518) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1573 MHz, MLim: 1902 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	66.3% Good	Lighting 86.8 Reflection 89.8 Parallax 86.9 71% 87.9 fps	MRender 81.7 Gravity 60.1 Splatting 70.4 58% 70.7 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 66.3% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 90GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM04B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 5,779 Write 4,643 Mixed 4,964 1,142% 5,129 MB/s	4K Read 633 4K Write 204 4K Mixed 273 1,417% 370 MB/s	DQ Read 1,890 DQ Write 686 DQ Mixed 856 746% 1,144 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 240GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 72 72 66 66 73 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	34.5% Below average	Read 50.5 Write 63 Mixed 37.2 SusWrite 69.5 40% 55 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.5 92% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 34.5% Great: 114%
StoreJet Transcend 500GB 52 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 330GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 15 13 15 14 13 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	5.56% Terrible	Read 10.8 Write 12 Mixed 10.5 SusWrite 14 16% 11.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.1 14% 0.17 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 5.56% Great: 30%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 2,600 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	66% Good	MC Read 23.5 MC Write 25.2 MC Mixed 21.7 67% 23.5 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 19.7 SC Mixed 19.3 52% 18.1 GB/s	Latency 65.6 61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 74%

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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

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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 $179	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