MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 67.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	58.7% 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)
Boot Drive	97.1% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	4.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 12 '19 at 15:53
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	67.1% Good	Memory 89.1 1-Core 87.3 2-Core 192 71% 123 Pts	4-Core 263 8-Core 266 35% 264 Pts	64-Core 275 17% 275 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Nvidia(10DE 1116) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 431.36 Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	58.7% Above average	Lighting 74.1 Reflection 78.3 Parallax 75 60% 75.8 fps	MRender 76.3 Gravity 68.1 Splatting 61.7 56% 68.7 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SU630 960GB 3,578 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 795GB free (System drive) Firmware: N181017a SusWrite @10s intervals: 346 368 388 401 411 412 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	Read 408 Write 404 Mixed 364 SusWrite 387 88% 391 MB/s	4K Read 34.8 4K Write 88.6 4K Mixed 39.2 150% 54.2 MB/s	DQ Read 244 DQ Write 259 DQ Mixed 248 187% 250 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 106%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 652GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 140 140 139 139 140 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	74.1% Very good	Read 119 Write 118 Mixed 75.3 SusWrite 139 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 218% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 2x4GB 9,036 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 2400 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (48^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	53% Above average	MC Read 18.6 MC Write 19.6 MC Mixed 16.7 52% 18.3 GB/s	SC Read 13.7 SC Write 17.2 SC Mixed 15.8 44% 15.6 GB/s	Latency 68.3 58% 68.3 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 84%

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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	3,378x
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	1,240x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	558x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	404x

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 $275	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) $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