MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	57.6% 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)
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 (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 12 '19 at 07:21
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	40%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	75.7% Very good	Memory 84 1-Core 112 2-Core 200 76% 132 Pts	4-Core 364 8-Core 552 57% 458 Pts	64-Core 559 35% 559 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85AC) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2052 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 419.67 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	57.6% Above average	Lighting 71.6 Reflection 72 Parallax 62.4 58% 68.7 fps	MRender 68.4 Gravity 67.5 Splatting 69.2 56% 68.4 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 120GB-$63 12,393 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 21GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS131122 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 205 Write 392 Mixed 360 72% 319 MB/s	4K Read 29.9 4K Write 80.1 4K Mixed 38.4 137% 49.5 MB/s	DQ Read 321 DQ Write 113 DQ Mixed 175 140% 203 MB/s
Poor: 48% Great: 91%
WDC WDS120G2G0B-00EPW0 120GB 30,897 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 57GB free Firmware: UI450000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 267 85 69 68 69 71 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	51.3% Above average	Read 418 Write 243 Mixed 179 SusWrite 105 52% 236 MB/s	4K Read 21.9 4K Write 38.7 4K Mixed 19 78% 26.5 MB/s	DQ Read 118 DQ Write 85.1 DQ Mixed 32.2 43% 78.4 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 52%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 583GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 133 134 134 133 134 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	Read 204 Write 164 Mixed 85 SusWrite 132 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 114%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25 163,843 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 494GB free Firmware: MS1OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 158 160 158 160 158 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	88.5% Excellent	Read 152 Write 128 Mixed 33.8 SusWrite 156 85% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 128% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 103%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 22,320 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	51.9% Above average	MC Read 18.8 MC Write 20 MC Mixed 16 52% 18.3 GB/s	SC Read 11.9 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 14.2 40% 14 GB/s	Latency 73.4 54% 73.4 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 63%

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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	3,380x
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	1,241x
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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Value: 60% - Above average

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) $30	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