MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 70.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	84.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	84% 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	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 (68%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 15 '19 at 12:07
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	68%

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PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690-$51 73,695 User benchmarks, average bench 67% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	70.6% Very good	Memory 85.6 1-Core 84.9 2-Core 183 68% 118 Pts	4-Core 310 8-Core 383 45% 346 Pts	64-Core 380 24% 380 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3301) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.16 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Lighting 107 Reflection 111 Parallax 96 87% 105 fps	MRender 96.1 Gravity 98.3 Splatting 99.4 80% 97.9 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend SSD370S 128GB-$70 10,510 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 25GB free (System drive) Firmware: P1225CH1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 131 165 166 143 93 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	84% Excellent	Read 505 Write 167 Mixed 222 SusWrite 144 57% 260 MB/s	4K Read 29.2 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 39.4 148% 56.6 MB/s	DQ Read 256 DQ Write 167 DQ Mixed 156 131% 193 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 90%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 26GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 141 123 114 139 141 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	69.2% Good	Read 108 Write 88.5 Mixed 57.5 SusWrite 133 71% 96.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 214% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 109%
WD Elements 25A2 1TB 31,808 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 340GB free, PID 25a2 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 41 42 43 42 41 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	20.8% Poor	Read 40 Write 39.3 Mixed 31 SusWrite 41.5 52% 38 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 97% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 20.8% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/4G Micron 16JTF51264AZ-1G4M1 KHX1866C10D3/4G Micron 16JTF51264AZ-1G4M1 16GB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	49.8% Average	MC Read 18 MC Write 18.4 MC Mixed 14.7 49% 17 GB/s	SC Read 13 SC Write 16.4 SC Mixed 16 43% 15.1 GB/s	Latency 71.5 56% 71.5 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 54%

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Typical Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) Builds (Compare 6,787 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	3,394x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,667x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	458x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,246x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	560x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	407x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	414x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	306x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	207x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	377x
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 $254	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 $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16