MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	26.2% 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)
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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150528
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Jun 21 '19 at 10:27
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing below expectations (39^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	77.6% Very good	Memory 88.9 1-Core 122 2-Core 204 80% 138 Pts	4-Core 358 8-Core 608 59% 483 Pts	64-Core 603 37% 603 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 77.6% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Asus(1043 847A) 2GB CLim: 1228 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 416.94 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	26.2% Poor	Lighting 30 Reflection 28 Parallax 35.6 24% 31.2 fps	MRender 40.3 Gravity 38.5 Splatting 31.7 30% 36.8 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 26.2% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 3GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 357 Write 432 Mixed 348 85% 379 MB/s	4K Read 43.1 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 56.2 192% 67.2 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 356 267% 356 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Seagate ST3250624AS 250GB-$198 781 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 227GB free Firmware: 3.AAH SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 33 33 34 33 34 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	19.3% Very poor	Read 33.8 Write 16 Mixed 28.5 SusWrite 33.1 21% 27.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 121% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 19.3% Great: 36%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 3GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 95.5 Write 78.2 Mixed 52.8 56% 75.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 195% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 109%
WD Blue 2.5" 250GB (2009)-$30 16,754 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 64GB free Firmware: 13.01A13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 63 64 64 64 64 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	29% Poor	Read 37.5 Write 24.8 Mixed 23 SusWrite 63.2 27% 37.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 108% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 29% Great: 41%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 19,522 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	50.3% Above average	MC Read 17.8 MC Write 18.3 MC Mixed 15.5 49% 17.2 GB/s	SC Read 12.2 SC Write 17 SC Mixed 16.2 43% 15.1 GB/s	Latency 68.6 58% 68.6 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 50.3% Great: 63%

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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	3,384x
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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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 $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