MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	120% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Very high background CPU (61%). 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	18.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Oct 29 '19 at 21:35
Run Duration	244 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	61%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^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 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	83.3% Excellent	Memory 96.3 1-Core 117 2-Core 222 84% 145 Pts	4-Core 380 8-Core 582 60% 481 Pts	64-Core 596 37% 596 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 8662) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 440.97 Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	120% Outstanding	Lighting 163 Reflection 157 Parallax 166 132% 162 fps	MRender 178 Gravity 140 Splatting 106 112% 142 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 134%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 314GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 1,724 Write 1,219 Mixed 690 267% 1,211 MB/s	4K Read 41.5 4K Write 65.8 4K Mixed 36.6 145% 48 MB/s	DQ Read 320 DQ Write 204 DQ Mixed 237 183% 253 MB/s
Poor: 153% Great: 254%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$129 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 411GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 468 Write 418 Mixed 423 97% 436 MB/s	4K Read 38.6 4K Write 60.5 4K Mixed 45.1 148% 48.1 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 234 DQ Mixed 352 250% 322 MB/s
Poor: 81% Great: 133%
WD Black 4TB (2016)-$174 9,888 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 3TB free Firmware: 81.H0A81 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 201 Write 200 Mixed 88.8 120% 163 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5.6 4K Mixed 0.6 212% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 68% Great: 113%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$30 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 916GB free Firmware: MS2O Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 201 Write 196 Mixed 36.8 105% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 47% Great: 107%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 110 Write 10 Mixed 36.7 39% 52.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1 MB/s
Poor: 40% Great: 83%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 5.5TB free Firmware: D781 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 137 Write 151 Mixed 94.7 95% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 0.7 202% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 13% Great: 92%
hp v100w 8GB 193 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 4GB free, PID 3207 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 19 Write 2 Mixed 1.8 6% 7.6 MB/s	4K Read 4.5 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.2 34% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 3% Great: 8%
WD My Book 25EE 4TB 13,827 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 1.5TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 148 Write 144 Mixed 102 165% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 102% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 18% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GB 6,467 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	75.8% Very good	MC Read 26.7 MC Write 28.7 MC Mixed 24.4 76% 26.6 GB/s	SC Read 18.9 SC Write 21.7 SC Mixed 23.7 61% 21.4 GB/s	Latency 52.9 76% 52.9 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 65%

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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	3,379x
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	559x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	405x

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 $279	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