MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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. 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 72.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	52.4% 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	88.1% 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.

Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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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,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 12 '19 at 03:13
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	33%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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-$52 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 above expectations (78^th percentile)	72.3% Very good	Memory 84.8 1-Core 102 2-Core 180 72% 122 Pts	4-Core 340 8-Core 382 47% 361 Pts	64-Core 369 23% 369 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 72.3% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3161) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	52.4% Above average	Lighting 65.3 Reflection 59.5 Parallax 53.8 53% 59.5 fps	MRender 71 Gravity 63.6 Splatting 54.6 51% 63.1 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52.4% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Drevo X1 SSD 240GB 2,789 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 128GB free (System drive) Firmware: P0510D SusWrite @10s intervals: 333 243 75 76 76 76 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Read 479 Write 362 Mixed 350 SusWrite 147 75% 335 MB/s	4K Read 28.9 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 42.5 152% 57.6 MB/s	DQ Read 285 DQ Write 299 DQ Mixed 229 190% 271 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 109%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 999GB 64,984 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 311GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 168 168 166 166 166 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 148 Mixed 88.8 SusWrite 167 108% 147 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 238% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 110%
WD Purple 1TB (2014)-$40 18,782 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 416GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 115 116 116 116 116 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	66.7% Good	Read 116 Write 104 Mixed 74 SusWrite 116 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 0.9 185% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 66.7% 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 above expectations (82^nd percentile)	58.2% Above average	MC Read 20.5 MC Write 21.8 MC Mixed 18.7 58% 20.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 19 SC Mixed 17.7 50% 17.4 GB/s	Latency 72.1 56% 72.1 ns
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 61%

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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	1,663x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	457x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,243x
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	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	205x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	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 $184	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