MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	58.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	110% 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.

Very high background CPU (31%). 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	7.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	25.4 Days
Run Date	Feb 29 '20 at 08:10
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	31%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4590-$188 151,366 User benchmarks, average bench 63% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	78.6% Very good	Memory 87.8 1-Core 96.9 2-Core 210 75% 131 Pts	4-Core 402 8-Core 397 54% 400 Pts	64-Core 393 24% 393 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Asus(1043 8519) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	58.5% Above average	Lighting 73.7 Reflection 79.6 Parallax 69.8 60% 74.4 fps	MRender 78.1 Gravity 65.3 Splatting 62.8 56% 68.7 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 131GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 401 311 211 220 223 220 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 456 Write 448 Mixed 335 SusWrite 264 84% 376 MB/s	4K Read 39.9 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 58.5 189% 66.7 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 361 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 134%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$90 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 283GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 138 140 140 140 146 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	81.1% Excellent	Read 142 Write 147 Mixed 91.2 SusWrite 141 96% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 191% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 96%
WDC WD20 PURX-64P6ZY0 2TB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 370GB free, PID 0551 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 94 94 94 94 94 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	40.3% Average	Read 89.7 Write 91.3 Mixed 42.8 SusWrite 93.6 106% 79.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 108% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 40.3% Great: 56%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 3,641 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	51.1% Above average	MC Read 17.6 MC Write 18.6 MC Mixed 15.8 50% 17.3 GB/s	SC Read 13.9 SC Write 18.9 SC Mixed 16.1 47% 16.3 GB/s	Latency 69.7 57% 69.7 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 87%

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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	3,423x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,685x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	465x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,265x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	565x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	409x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	416x
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	208x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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