MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 86% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	106% 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	60% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	17.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 09 '20 at 02:27
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	29%

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PC Performing above expectations (85^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 4.8 GHz, turbo 5.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Memory 94.5 1-Core 144 2-Core 280 96% 173 Pts	4-Core 547 8-Core 751 82% 649 Pts	64-Core 752 46% 752 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-$275 75,918 User benchmarks, average bench 85% XFX(1682 5705) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.12.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Lighting 131 Reflection 111 Parallax 207 107% 150 fps	MRender 110 Gravity 122 Splatting 151 107% 128 fps
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 91%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 120GB-$109 51,792 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXT07B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 73 72 73 78 75 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	60% Above average	Read 431 Write 125 Mixed 124 SusWrite 75.6 41% 189 MB/s	4K Read 24 4K Write 81.7 4K Mixed 15.7 100% 40.5 MB/s	DQ Read 332 DQ Write 79.8 DQ Mixed 45.5 75% 152 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 60% Great: 73%
Samsung SM841 2.5" 7mm 128GB 4,859 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 93GB free Firmware: DXM02D0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 342 359 354 360 353 358 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 445 Write 357 Mixed 264 SusWrite 354 80% 355 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 37.5 151% 58.8 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 288 DQ Mixed 129 152% 264 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CML8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CML8GX3M2B1600C11 8GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	62% Good	MC Read 23.3 MC Write 22.4 MC Mixed 17.9 61% 21.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 22 SC Mixed 18.9 55% 19.2 GB/s	Latency 58.4 68% 58.4 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 65%

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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	1,665x
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	406x

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 $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) $48	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16