MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	90.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 10 '19 at 00:52
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	29%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670-$51 49,019 User benchmarks, average bench 66% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	74% Very good	Memory 84.1 1-Core 102 2-Core 208 75% 132 Pts	4-Core 373 8-Core 355 49% 364 Pts	64-Core 395 24% 395 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 74% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 417.35 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 43% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Drevo X1 SSD 240GB 2,789 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 94GB free (System drive) Firmware: P0510D SusWrite @10s intervals: 296 281 76 76 76 76 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 366 Mixed 364 SusWrite 147 76% 343 MB/s	4K Read 29.7 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 44.6 157% 59.3 MB/s	DQ Read 294 DQ Write 289 DQ Mixed 229 189% 271 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 109%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 999GB 64,984 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 331GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 167 167 170 165 169 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	Read 161 Write 127 Mixed 110 SusWrite 167 104% 141 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 229% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 110%
WD Purple 1TB (2014)-$40 18,782 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 416GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 114 115 116 116 117 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	65.5% Good	Read 112 Write 107 Mixed 66.7 SusWrite 115 74% 100 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 201% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 65.5% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CML16GX3M2A1600C10 0215 CML8GX3M1A1600C10 16GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	50.3% Above average	MC Read 17.2 MC Write 18.3 MC Mixed 16.2 49% 17.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.3 SC Write 18.5 SC Mixed 14.9 44% 15.6 GB/s	Latency 73.2 55% 73.2 ns
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 50.3% Great: 61%

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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 6,801 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	3,400x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,672x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	459x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,248x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	561x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	407x

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	209x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	379x
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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16