MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 80.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	34.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	61.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). 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	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 08 '18 at 10:44
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4570-$99 129,272 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	80.3% Excellent	Memory 95 1-Core 107 2-Core 209 80% 137 Pts	4-Core 376 8-Core 402 51% 389 Pts	64-Core 398 25% 398 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 680-$360 38,995 User benchmarks, average bench 32% EVGA(3842 2683) 2GB CLim: 1280 MHz, MLim: 1552 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 368.81 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	34.3% Below average	Lighting 43.6 Reflection 32.5 Parallax 49.5 36% 41.9 fps	MRender 49.4 Gravity 36.2 Splatting 34 32% 39.9 fps
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 34.3% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 29GB free (System drive) Firmware: 600ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 85 92 96 79 91 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	61.1% Good	Read 228 Write 119 Mixed 161 SusWrite 86.7 33% 149 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 86.2 4K Mixed 37.1 137% 50.8 MB/s	DQ Read 81.3 DQ Write 117 DQ Mixed 88.5 70% 95.5 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 61.1% Great: 73%
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 129GB free Firmware: X31200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 218 228 216 212 212 212 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 303 Mixed 221 SusWrite 216 69% 309 MB/s	4K Read 35.7 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 41.2 163% 60.9 MB/s	DQ Read 344 DQ Write 277 DQ Mixed 252 205% 291 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 108%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 470GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 107 105 104 108 106 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	61.1% Good	Read 110 Write 109 Mixed 70.6 SusWrite 103 72% 98 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 61.1% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB 18,444 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	71.4% Very good	MC Read 25.7 MC Write 26.5 MC Mixed 23.6 72% 25.3 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 19.9 SC Mixed 22.1 55% 19.3 GB/s	Latency 57.1 70% 57.1 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 71%

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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 $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