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 (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 85%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	159% 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	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 (38%). 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	26 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 23 '19 at 12:34
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	38%

PC Performing as expected (55^th 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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	85% Excellent	Memory 96.7 1-Core 128 2-Core 240 88% 155 Pts	4-Core 396 8-Core 618 63% 507 Pts	64-Core 582 36% 582 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 85% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% MSI(1462 3232) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 419.35 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 70% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 883GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 430 432 435 467 476 481 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	159% Outstanding	Read 706 Write 618 Mixed 640 SusWrite 454 136% 604 MB/s	4K Read 55 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 68.3 228% 77.4 MB/s	DQ Read 774 DQ Write 650 DQ Mixed 988 665% 804 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 159% Great: 372%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 100GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 192 193 205 209 209 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	70.8% Very good	Read 253 Write 294 Mixed 228 SusWrite 200 55% 244 MB/s	4K Read 26.4 4K Write 67.7 4K Mixed 39.5 126% 44.5 MB/s	DQ Read 200 DQ Write 192 DQ Mixed 196 147% 196 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 70.8% Great: 134%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1.5TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 113 113 114 113 114 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	70.6% Very good	Read 133 Write 115 Mixed 97.8 SusWrite 113 85% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 67%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 91 91 92 92 91 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	53.9% Above average	Read 96.3 Write 90.3 Mixed 66.2 SusWrite 91 63% 85.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 88%
SanDisk Extreme USB 3.0 64GB-$72 6,221 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 51GB free, PID 5580 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 172 170 186 185 189 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 234 Write 180 Mixed 58 SusWrite 180 207% 163 MB/s	4K Read 9.8 4K Write 10.9 4K Mixed 7.9 676% 9.53 MB/s	DQ Read 12.5 DQ Write 12.3 DQ Mixed 10 805% 11.6 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GB 5,910 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	82.8% Excellent	MC Read 30.6 MC Write 31.5 MC Mixed 26.5 84% 29.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.9 SC Write 21.8 SC Mixed 26.8 62% 21.8 GB/s	Latency 51.3 78% 51.3 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 109%

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

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	3,385x
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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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