MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 25% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	40.8% 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	78.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

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Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	6 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140731
Uptime	22.5 Days
Run Date	Mar 08 '20 at 20:41
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	68.3% Good	Memory 79.4 1-Core 92.1 2-Core 181 68% 117 Pts	4-Core 331 8-Core 335 44% 333 Pts	64-Core 339 21% 339 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% Sapphire(174B 3001) CLim: 1100 MHz, MLim: 1650 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 19.20 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	40.8% Average	Lighting 53.1 Reflection 35.5 Parallax 64.9 43% 51.2 fps	MRender 33.9 Gravity 54.9 Splatting 42.9 36% 43.9 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 40.8% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 128GB-$74 9,892 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 67GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 144 146 149 150 149 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	78.9% Very good	Read 417 Write 181 Mixed 204 SusWrite 151 53% 238 MB/s	4K Read 28.3 4K Write 91.1 4K Mixed 35.9 137% 51.8 MB/s	DQ Read 312 DQ Write 178 DQ Mixed 142 133% 211 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 78.9% Great: 89%
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 16GB free Firmware: Z22000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 189 197 201 201 201 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	70.4% Very good	Read 465 Write 199 Mixed 211 SusWrite 198 59% 268 MB/s	4K Read 28.2 4K Write 93 4K Mixed 13.4 109% 44.9 MB/s	DQ Read 182 DQ Write 202 DQ Mixed 79.7 91% 155 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 70.4% Great: 78%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 71GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 86 88 89 88 89 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	51.9% Above average	Read 93.2 Write 93 Mixed 75.8 SusWrite 87.7 65% 87.4 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 131% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 59%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1.5TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1 18 54 111 111 111 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	57.7% Above average	Read 133 Write 108 Mixed 73 SusWrite 67.8 70% 95.5 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 171% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-12800CL9-2GBXL 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 0420 F3-12800CL9-2GBXL 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 12GB 82 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 2048, 4096, 2048, 4096 MB Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	47.7% Average	MC Read 16.9 MC Write 18.1 MC Mixed 14.5 47% 16.5 GB/s	SC Read 11.9 SC Write 16.1 SC Mixed 15.2 41% 14.4 GB/s	Latency 81.8 49% 81.8 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 47.7% Great: 64%

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Typical Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) Builds (Compare 6,770 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $178	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