MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 84.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	63.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	110% 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	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 (12%). 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	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 29 '20 at 02:46
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	DZA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Memory 85.9 1-Core 130 2-Core 254 87% 156 Pts	4-Core 452 8-Core 639 69% 545 Pts	64-Core 639 40% 639 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% MSI(1462 3170) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	63.2% Good	Lighting 80.7 Reflection 81.8 Parallax 72.7 66% 78.4 fps	MRender 78.3 Gravity 73.2 Splatting 64.6 58% 72 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
TEAML5Lite3D120G 120GB 2,389 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 72GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q0607A SusWrite @10s intervals: 427 422 416 413 417 417 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 450 Write 407 Mixed 400 SusWrite 419 94% 419 MB/s	4K Read 32.5 4K Write 93.2 4K Mixed 50.1 163% 58.6 MB/s	DQ Read 362 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 114 151% 272 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 110%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 137 133 135 136 136 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	87.5% Excellent	Read 170 Write 136 Mixed 77 SusWrite 135 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 114%
Seagate Expansion 1TB 60,540 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 505GB free Firmware: 0502 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 90 91 91 92 91 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	41.7% Average	Read 54.3 Write 45.7 Mixed 42.9 SusWrite 90.7 43% 58.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 1 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 41.7% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR3-1600 CL11 8GB 1319 CL11-11-11 D3-1600 16GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	57.4% Above average	MC Read 21 MC Write 21 MC Mixed 16.6 56% 19.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 21.7 SC Mixed 19.7 55% 19.3 GB/s	Latency 71.3 56% 71.3 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 59%

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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	3,409x
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 $94Bench 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

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	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