MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 78.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	34.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	85.2% 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.

High background CPU (28%). 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	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	Mar 01 '20 at 13:37
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	28%

PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	78.2% Very good	Memory 95.6 1-Core 109 2-Core 215 81% 140 Pts	4-Core 333 8-Core 453 50% 393 Pts	64-Core 520 32% 520 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 8520) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	34.7% Below average	Lighting 44.5 Reflection 44.7 Parallax 39.7 36% 42.9 fps	MRender 41 Gravity 40.3 Splatting 36.1 32% 39.1 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 34.7% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 730 Series 240GB-$250 8,417 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 154GB free (System drive) Firmware: L2010420 SusWrite @10s intervals: 253 267 244 237 238 237 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	85.2% Excellent	Read 386 Write 274 Mixed 262 SusWrite 246 65% 292 MB/s	4K Read 31.7 4K Write 85.1 4K Mixed 32.9 135% 49.9 MB/s	DQ Read 349 DQ Write 266 DQ Mixed 272 213% 296 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 95%
OCZ Vertex 4 128GB-$215 19,372 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 41GB free Firmware: 1.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 359 349 354 353 351 350 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	Read 374 Write 372 Mixed 272 SusWrite 353 77% 343 MB/s	4K Read 26.9 4K Write 96.7 4K Mixed 35.7 138% 53.1 MB/s	DQ Read 332 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 315 241% 324 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 104%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 299GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 155 158 161 162 162 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 161 Mixed 112 SusWrite 160 112% 152 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1.3 248% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 108%
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 2.5" 500GB-$16 83,084 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 466GB free Firmware: 0005HPM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 78 74 57 79 66 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	43.6% Average	Read 80.3 Write 70 Mixed 39.7 SusWrite 71.9 48% 65.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 83% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 43.6% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C11 2x8GB 3,098 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	70.8% Very good	MC Read 26.1 MC Write 27.8 MC Mixed 21.5 72% 25.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 20 SC Mixed 19.9 52% 18.4 GB/s	Latency 55.4 72% 55.4 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 70.8% Great: 78%

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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	1,665x
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 $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 $40	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