MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 75% Battleship	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 64% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	85.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D 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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 21 '18 at 05:40
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (74^th 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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	87.8% Excellent	Memory 96.6 1-Core 130 2-Core 258 91% 161 Pts	4-Core 426 8-Core 682 68% 554 Pts	64-Core 688 43% 688 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 87%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 7917) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% Gigabyte(1458 36DD) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 411.70 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	85.2% Excellent	Lighting 109 Reflection 115 Parallax 103 89% 109 fps	MRender 95.9 Gravity 101 Splatting 89.5 78% 95.3 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 12GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 465 Write 454 Mixed 359 95% 426 MB/s	4K Read 43.1 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 57.8 197% 70.1 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 234 211% 320 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 118%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$63 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 34GB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 95 98 105 100 98 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	59.7% Above average	Read 109 Write 77 Mixed 75 SusWrite 98.9 66% 90 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 113%
ST2000DL 003-9VT166 2TB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 434GB free, PID b157 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 43 43 43 43 42 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	16.9% Very poor	Read 36.8 Write 40.5 Mixed 26.2 SusWrite 42.5 50% 36.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.6 47% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 16.9% Great: 18%
WD easystore 25FB 8TB 7,734 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 7TB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 180 179 184 173 171 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	79.8% Very good	Read 178 Write 191 Mixed 124 SusWrite 177 227% 168 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 1 207% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 79.8% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-1600C9-4GAO 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 0420 F3-1600C9-4GAO 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 16GB 22 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	78.4% Very good	MC Read 28.9 MC Write 28.9 MC Mixed 23.9 78% 27.2 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 24.2 SC Mixed 26.3 67% 23.6 GB/s	Latency 51.7 77% 51.7 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 64%

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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 6,763 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	3,379x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,662x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	457x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,240x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	559x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	405x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	414x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	305x
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	205x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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