MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (20th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 80 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	78.7% 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	133% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Oct 19 '19 at 19:50
Run Duration	186 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	12%

Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	70.7% Very good	Memory 80.2 1-Core 100 2-Core 163 68% 115 Pts	4-Core 330 8-Core 522 52% 426 Pts	64-Core 525 32% 525 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3302) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.30 Performing below potential (50^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	78.7% Very good	Lighting 95.8 Reflection 114 Parallax 91.5 78% 101 fps	MRender 96.5 Gravity 92.1 Splatting 103 80% 97.1 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
XPG GAMMIX S11 Pro 512GB 21,659 User benchmarks, average bench 246% 292GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0906I SusWrite @10s intervals: 364 432 510 505 498 511 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	133% Outstanding	Read 620 Write 490 Mixed 539 SusWrite 470 119% 530 MB/s	4K Read 47.9 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 54.2 195% 67.6 MB/s	DQ Read 740 DQ Write 121 DQ Mixed 209 210% 357 MB/s
Poor: 155% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 318%
Toshiba MG03ACA400 512GB 227GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 260 309 379 388 381 397 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 478 Write 442 Mixed 369 SusWrite 352 92% 410 MB/s	4K Read 34.8 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 45.5 166% 61.4 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 348 264% 354 MB/s

Seagate ST4000NM0033-9ZM170 4TB 3,748 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2TB free Firmware: SN06 SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 35 34 31 32 32 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	21.8% Poor	Read 43 Write 77.7 Mixed 35 SusWrite 32.8 35% 47.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.5 93% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 21.8% Great: 105%
WDC WD15 EARS-00Z5B1 1.5TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 449GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.4 5.3 4.8 4.9 5 5.1 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	11.1% Very poor	Read 38.3 Write 38 Mixed 26.5 SusWrite 5.1 34% 27 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 71% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 11.1% Great: 28%
WDC WD50 03ABYZ-011FA0 500GB 310GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 37 38 37 38 38 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	22.4% Poor	Read 39.5 Write 38.8 Mixed 33.7 SusWrite 37.2 51% 37.3 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 130% 1.57 MB/s

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2133 C11 4x8GB 152 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	44.5% Average	MC Read 16 MC Write 16.2 MC Mixed 14.2 44% 15.5 GB/s	SC Read 10.9 SC Write 12 SC Mixed 14.1 35% 12.3 GB/s	Latency 80.1 50% 80.1 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 44.5% Great: 81%

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) Builds (Compare 6,822 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	3,410x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,676x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	462x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,251x
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 $76Bench 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	207x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16