MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	31% 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	98% 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	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.

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, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	14.7 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140408
Uptime	12.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 14 '19 at 11:15
Run Duration	187 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing below expectations (32^nd 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 (19^th percentile)	74.4% Very good	Memory 86 1-Core 102 2-Core 211 76% 133 Pts	4-Core 340 8-Core 528 54% 434 Pts	64-Core 552 34% 552 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 74.4% 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 (54^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	31% Below average	Lighting 36.5 Reflection 36.5 Parallax 50 30% 41 fps	MRender 48 Gravity 42.5 Splatting 34.7 33% 41.7 fps
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 31% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 78GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 305 203 122 124 80 70 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	98% Outstanding	Read 447 Write 365 Mixed 362 SusWrite 151 74% 331 MB/s	4K Read 38.9 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 50.2 177% 63.7 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 354 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 134%
Crucial M500 240GB-$73 31,779 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 66GB free Firmware: MU03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 218 205 134 130 128 126 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	77.7% Very good	Read 405 Write 257 Mixed 276 SusWrite 157 61% 274 MB/s	4K Read 22.9 4K Write 95.6 4K Mixed 33.3 128% 50.6 MB/s	DQ Read 324 DQ Write 249 DQ Mixed 180 164% 251 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 91%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$64 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 498GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 83 78 84 85 84 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	45.2% Average	Read 74.3 Write 67.5 Mixed 39 SusWrite 82.9 48% 65.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 147% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 45.2% Great: 57%
Samsung HD103SI 1TB-$89 48,059 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 591GB free Firmware: 1AG01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 63 63 63 63 63 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	42.6% Average	Read 85.7 Write 102 Mixed 53.8 SusWrite 62.6 56% 75.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 42.6% Great: 59%
Samsung M3 Portable 2TB 5,095 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 604GB free, PID 61b5 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 19 16 19 17 19 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	7.08% Terrible	Read 9.5 Write 25.2 Mixed 15.8 SusWrite 17.5 25% 17 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.3 31% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 7.08% Great: 52%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 128GB 616 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 115GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.5 0 0.2 0.8 0 4.7 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	2.97% Terrible	Read 11.2 Write 8 Mixed 7.7 SusWrite 1.4 9% 7.08 MB/s	4K Read 3.1 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.3 25% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 2.97% 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	52.9% Above average	MC Read 18.9 MC Write 19.7 MC Mixed 15.8 52% 18.1 GB/s	SC Read 13.6 SC Write 18.8 SC Mixed 16.9 47% 16.4 GB/s	Latency 71.2 56% 71.2 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 74%

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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	3,396x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,671x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	458x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,247x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	561x
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	209x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	379x
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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16