MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 35% Sail boat	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	44.9% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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.

Very high background CPU (39%). 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	10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140731
Uptime	2.8 Days
Run Date	Nov 19 '18 at 11:12
Run Duration	134 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	39%

PC Performing as expected (55^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 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	75.3% Very good	Memory 90.2 1-Core 106 2-Core 210 78% 135 Pts	4-Core 348 8-Core 361 47% 355 Pts	64-Core 368 23% 368 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 75.3% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-$329 50,279 User benchmarks, average bench 45% Asus(1043 8499) 3GB CLim: 1006 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 411.70 Performing below potential (63^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	44.9% Average	Lighting 53.9 Reflection 48.2 Parallax 62.4 44% 54.8 fps	MRender 65.1 Gravity 63.4 Splatting 46.7 47% 58.4 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 44.9% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$50 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 790GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 130 137 134 138 140 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	50.6% Above average	Read 42.5 Write 130 Mixed 18.2 SusWrite 133 58% 81 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 0.3 112% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 108%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61 100,891 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 854GB free Firmware: MX4OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 148 146 150 150 151 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	87.2% Excellent	Read 156 Write 126 Mixed 30 SusWrite 148 83% 115 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.4 97% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 108%
WD WD6402AAEX-00Z3A0 640GB 6,247 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 338GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 100 98 104 104 106 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	66.2% Good	Read 128 Write 109 Mixed 92.7 SusWrite 103 80% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 186% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 66.2% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 1866 C9 4x4GB 5,634 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1867 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (60^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	58.6% Above average	MC Read 20.6 MC Write 22.1 MC Mixed 18.1 58% 20.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 19.8 SC Mixed 18.4 51% 17.8 GB/s	Latency 66.9 60% 66.9 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 72%

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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 $124	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