MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	28.2% 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	56.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	2.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	24 Days
Run Date	Feb 12 '19 at 13:01
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	78.8% Very good	Memory 89.2 1-Core 102 2-Core 196 75% 129 Pts	4-Core 398 8-Core 386 53% 392 Pts	64-Core 399 25% 399 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% MSI(1462 2847) 2GB CLim: 1241 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	28.2% Poor	Lighting 32.9 Reflection 30.3 Parallax 38.2 27% 33.8 fps	MRender 41 Gravity 40.3 Splatting 33.8 31% 38.4 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 28.2% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Agility 3 120GB-$102 38,562 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 30GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2.25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 74 75 79 73 75 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	56.4% Above average	Read 144 Write 114 Mixed 136 SusWrite 76.4 26% 117 MB/s	4K Read 28 4K Write 99.5 4K Mixed 30.6 134% 52.7 MB/s	DQ Read 142 DQ Write 103 DQ Mixed 78.5 70% 108 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 61%
Samsung 840 250GB-$251 41,998 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 111GB free Firmware: DXT09B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 239 242 236 238 241 241 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Read 473 Write 246 Mixed 167 SusWrite 240 62% 281 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 99.2 4K Mixed 25.6 130% 51.4 MB/s	DQ Read 353 DQ Write 218 DQ Mixed 57.1 104% 209 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 85%
Marvell Raid VD 0 2TB 547 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 1.5TB free Firmware: MV.R SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 153 156 157 157 153 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 236 Write 134 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 149 106% 146 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 1.1 297% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 164%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905403-401.A00LF 2x4GB 191 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	51.9% Above average	MC Read 18 MC Write 18.6 MC Mixed 16.4 50% 17.7 GB/s	SC Read 13.6 SC Write 18.7 SC Mixed 16.4 46% 16.2 GB/s	Latency 68.3 59% 68.3 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 64%

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Gaming 42%

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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	1,664x
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	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	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 $179	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