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 as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	113% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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 (30%). 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	8.3 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 11 '19 at 20:07
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	30%

PC Performing as expected (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4.4 GHz, turbo 5.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Memory 90.7 1-Core 129 2-Core 254 88% 158 Pts	4-Core 497 8-Core 500 67% 499 Pts	64-Core 496 31% 496 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 82%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 250GB-$40 77,177 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 151GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 434 443 434 429 407 413 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 476 Write 433 Mixed 416 SusWrite 426 99% 438 MB/s	4K Read 34.6 4K Write 97.9 4K Mixed 54.4 174% 62.3 MB/s	DQ Read 313 DQ Write 299 DQ Mixed 273 214% 295 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 123%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$32 107,978 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 91GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 86 85 86 85 86 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	61.2% Good	Read 128 Write 124 Mixed 70.3 SusWrite 85.7 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 174% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 70%
Seagate Expansion 1TB 60,540 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 197GB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 57 57 58 58 58 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	36.6% Below average	Read 69.5 Write 79.2 Mixed 44.2 SusWrite 58 46% 62.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 147% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 36.6% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown GR1333D364L9/4G 0793 GR1333D364L9/8G 12GB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 8192 MB Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	37.3% Below average	MC Read 12.4 MC Write 12.9 MC Mixed 11.4 35% 12.2 GB/s	SC Read 8.1 SC Write 12.8 SC Mixed 11.7 31% 10.9 GB/s	Latency 66.2 60% 66.2 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 37.3% Great: 51%

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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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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