MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 48.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	32% 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	71.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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	10.8 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140408
Uptime	11.7 Days
Run Date	Oct 13 '19 at 23:25
Run Duration	196 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	37%

PC Performing below expectations (35^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 way below expectations (1^st percentile)	48.8% Average	Memory 61 1-Core 81.4 2-Core 123 53% 88.3 Pts	4-Core 198 8-Core 377 34% 287 Pts	64-Core 511 32% 511 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 48.8% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 680-$360 38,995 User benchmarks, average bench 32% Nvidia(10DE 0969) 2GB CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing below potential (71^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	32% Below average	Lighting 38.2 Reflection 38 Parallax 51.4 31% 42.5 fps	MRender 49 Gravity 43.3 Splatting 34.5 34% 42.3 fps
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 32% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 72GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 59 66 74 86 30 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	71.8% Very good	Read 383 Write 78.7 Mixed 130 SusWrite 69.7 36% 165 MB/s	4K Read 26.4 4K Write 96.2 4K Mixed 33.5 134% 52 MB/s	DQ Read 356 DQ Write 159 DQ Mixed 161 145% 225 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 71.8% Great: 134%
Crucial M500 240GB-$54 31,779 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 66GB free Firmware: MU03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 220 134 130 128 127 126 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	69.8% Good	Read 343 Write 245 Mixed 223 SusWrite 144 53% 239 MB/s	4K Read 21.1 4K Write 84.2 4K Mixed 29 114% 44.8 MB/s	DQ Read 314 DQ Write 251 DQ Mixed 184 164% 249 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 69.8% Great: 91%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 505GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 79 76 76 75 77 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	46% Average	Read 83 Write 86.5 Mixed 46 SusWrite 77.1 54% 73.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 129% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 46% Great: 57%
Samsung HD103SI 1TB-$89 48,059 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 591GB free Firmware: 1AG01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 69 72 72 72 72 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	47.2% Average	Read 93 Write 47.9 Mixed 50.7 SusWrite 71.3 48% 65.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 1 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 47.2% Great: 59%
Samsung M3 Portable 2TB 5,095 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 676GB free, PID 61b5 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 42 42 42 42 42 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	23.5% Poor	Read 37.2 Write 40 Mixed 33.8 SusWrite 41.7 53% 38.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 0.9 131% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 23.5% Great: 52%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 128GB 616 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 76GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.8 2.7 6.5 2.8 5.7 5.5 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	4.62% Terrible	Read 11.2 Write 9 Mixed 10.5 SusWrite 5.2 12% 8.98 MB/s	4K Read 2.7 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.6 44% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.62% Great: 10%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G 0420 F3-2133C10-4GSR KHX1600C10D3/8G 0420 F3-2133C10-4GSR 24GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 1600, 2133, 1600, 2133 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	43.7% Average	MC Read 14.7 MC Write 18.8 MC Mixed 14.3 46% 15.9 GB/s	SC Read 8.6 SC Write 12.6 SC Mixed 13.1 33% 11.4 GB/s	Latency 125 32% 125 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 43.7% Great: 74%

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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	3,385x
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 $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