MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	20.7% 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	192% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	8.6 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 09 '19 at 16:23
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing as expected (59^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 (98^th percentile)	87.8% Excellent	Memory 96 1-Core 126 2-Core 262 90% 161 Pts	4-Core 429 8-Core 676 68% 552 Pts	64-Core 682 42% 682 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Asus(1043 8422) 2GB CLim: 1241 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	20.7% Poor	Lighting 24.9 Reflection 23.2 Parallax 29.9 20% 26 fps	MRender 31.7 Gravity 22.8 Splatting 25.3 22% 26.6 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 20.7% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 452GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 594 603 608 612 610 607 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	192% Outstanding	Read 759 Write 611 Mixed 646 SusWrite 606 147% 655 MB/s	4K Read 68.2 4K Write 151 4K Mixed 90.1 299% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 780 DQ Write 628 DQ Mixed 1,094 713% 834 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 192% Great: 372%
WD Blue 3D 2TB-$157 1,834 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 1.5TB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 402 412 415 417 418 418 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 319 Write 487 Mixed 380 SusWrite 414 91% 400 MB/s	4K Read 38.8 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 49.2 181% 66.8 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 264 222% 322 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 118%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$115 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 26GB free Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 159 156 156 155 152 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 357 Mixed 335 SusWrite 158 76% 342 MB/s	4K Read 37.2 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 46.9 174% 64.5 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 352 265% 355 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 124%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 3x4GB 1,256 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 3 of 4 slots used 12GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	37.7% Below average	MC Read 12.6 MC Write 12.4 MC Mixed 10.2 34% 11.7 GB/s	SC Read 11.5 SC Write 13.2 SC Mixed 11.4 34% 12 GB/s	Latency 53.9 74% 53.9 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 37.7% Great: 68%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

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Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	3,377x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,661x
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	558x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	403x

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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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