MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 67.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	125% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (37%). 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	27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 05 '19 at 23:16
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	37%

PC Performing below expectations (23^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	67.8% Good	Memory 92.3 1-Core 76.7 2-Core 112 61% 93.6 Pts	4-Core 237 8-Core 334 36% 285 Pts	64-Core 548 34% 548 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 67.8% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85EA) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	125% Outstanding	Lighting 170 Reflection 189 Parallax 198 138% 186 fps	MRender 124 Gravity 179 Splatting 124 115% 143 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 133%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 184GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 1,810 Write 1,581 Mixed 763 306% 1,385 MB/s	4K Read 39.9 4K Write 88.1 4K Mixed 48.8 170% 58.9 MB/s	DQ Read 586 DQ Write 396 DQ Mixed 519 380% 500 MB/s
Poor: 153% Great: 254%
Kingston SHSS37A480G 480GB 14,802 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 342GB free Firmware: SAFM00.U Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 3,850 Write 64.5 Mixed 115 280% 1,343 MB/s	4K Read 422 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 8.5 653% 145 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 110%
Seagate Laptop SSHD 2.5" 1TB-$41 64,201 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 724GB free Firmware: SM11 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 63.2 Write 65.7 Mixed 64.7 49% 64.5 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 4.3 656% 3.73 MB/s
Poor: 19% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G KHX1600C10D3/8G KHX1866C10D3/8G KHX1600C10D3/8G 32GB 451 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 1333, 1600, 1333, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	45.3% Average	MC Read 16.1 MC Write 16.8 MC Mixed 16.2 47% 16.4 GB/s	SC Read 5.4 SC Write 10.6 SC Mixed 7.5 22% 7.83 GB/s	Latency 63.5 63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 45.3% Great: 69%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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	3,384x
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