MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 64.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	27.5% 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	102% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (35%). 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	8.2 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140408
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 13 '19 at 03:39
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	35%

PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	64.2% Good	Memory 87.7 1-Core 107 2-Core 209 77% 135 Pts	4-Core 228 8-Core 293 33% 260 Pts	64-Core 301 19% 301 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% MSI(1462 284C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1241 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	27.5% Poor	Lighting 32 Reflection 29.7 Parallax 37.5 26% 33.1 fps	MRender 41.2 Gravity 38.6 Splatting 33.1 30% 37.6 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 27.5% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 49GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 44 47 45 45 45 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 476 Mixed 297 SusWrite 68.4 75% 335 MB/s	4K Read 46 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 55.2 201% 72 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 179 184% 300 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 439GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 183 183 176 183 181 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	56% Above average	Read 22.7 Write 74.7 Mixed 29.3 SusWrite 173 54% 74.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.4 80% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 512M6416V69AD2J15E 0420 F3-14900CL9-4GBXL 0420 F3-14900CL9-4GBXL 12GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 1333, 1867, 1867 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	32.7% Below average	MC Read 11.1 MC Write 11.4 MC Mixed 9.5 30% 10.7 GB/s	SC Read 7.8 SC Write 10.4 SC Mixed 9.1 26% 9.1 GB/s	Latency 69.9 57% 69.9 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 32.7% Great: 37%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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	3,386x
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 $295	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