MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 109% UFO	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 91% Nuclear submarine


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 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 77.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	145% 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.
Boot Drive	88.9% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). 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 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farver
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141106
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 10 '19 at 13:50
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	15%

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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 below expectations (33^rd percentile)	77.3% Very good	Memory 81.6 1-Core 115 2-Core 224 79% 140 Pts	4-Core 394 8-Core 570 60% 482 Pts	64-Core 612 38% 612 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 77.3% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Asus(1043 8667) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 436.30 Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	145% Outstanding	Lighting 194 Reflection 195 Parallax 237 158% 209 fps	MRender 247 Gravity 196 Splatting 135 151% 193 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 145% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX Predator AHCI PCIe M.2 240GB-$141 6,458 User benchmarks, average bench 131% 38GB free (System drive) Firmware: OC34L5TM Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 317 158 307 204 106 53 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Read 620 Write 599 Mixed 396 SusWrite 191 101% 451 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 73.8 4K Mixed 38.8 134% 47.4 MB/s	DQ Read 340 DQ Write 152 DQ Mixed 114 120% 202 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 159%
Intel 540s Series 240GB 7,812 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 119GB free Firmware: LSBG200 SusWrite @10s intervals: 309 105 106 104 106 105 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	79.4% Very good	Read 465 Write 404 Mixed 386 SusWrite 139 78% 348 MB/s	4K Read 28.2 4K Write 90.5 4K Mixed 32 132% 50.2 MB/s	DQ Read 299 DQ Write 258 DQ Mixed 252 196% 270 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 79.4% Great: 90%
Asmt ASM105x 750GB 36 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 427GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 29 29 29 29 29 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	18.9% Very poor	Read 36.7 Write 28.5 Mixed 28.7 SusWrite 28.7 23% 30.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 112% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 18.9% Great: 64%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 9,084 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 862GB free, PID a202 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 107 108 106 107 106 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	45.2% Average	Read 108 Write 109 Mixed 46 SusWrite 107 123% 92.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 45.2% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB 2,880 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1400 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46.9% Average	MC Read 16.4 MC Write 17.1 MC Mixed 15 46% 16.2 GB/s	SC Read 11.9 SC Write 15.8 SC Mixed 14 40% 13.9 GB/s	Latency 77.6 52% 77.6 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 46.9% Great: 71%

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

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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	3,383x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,664x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	457x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,244x
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	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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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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