MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 82.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	42.2% 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	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 (13%). 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	8.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150811
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Mar 17 '20 at 15:55
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd 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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	82.6% Excellent	Memory 90.3 1-Core 122 2-Core 228 84% 146 Pts	4-Core 404 8-Core 613 63% 509 Pts	64-Core 604 37% 604 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 82.6% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% Nvidia(10DE 1151) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1418 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 442.59 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.2% Average	Lighting 47.7 Reflection 55 Parallax 44.8 39% 49.2 fps	MRender 68.1 Gravity 47.7 Splatting 62.2 49% 59.3 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M500 240GB-$79 31,779 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 38GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 74 72 72 71 71 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	78.9% Very good	Read 428 Write 276 Mixed 308 SusWrite 92.8 61% 276 MB/s	4K Read 25.9 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 37.1 140% 54.6 MB/s	DQ Read 326 DQ Write 264 DQ Mixed 175 164% 255 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 78.9% Great: 91%
PNY CS900 960GB-$48 5,902 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 648GB free Firmware: CS900613 SusWrite @10s intervals: 406 414 406 423 374 101 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	98% Outstanding	Read 468 Write 383 Mixed 354 SusWrite 354 88% 390 MB/s	4K Read 34.8 4K Write 80.3 4K Mixed 37.4 143% 50.8 MB/s	DQ Read 300 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 230 196% 285 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 104%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$37 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 624GB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 138 136 136 137 137 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	81.1% Excellent	Read 148 Write 101 Mixed 69.8 SusWrite 135 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-12800CL8-4GBXM 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 0420 F3-12800CL8-4GBXM 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 16GB 55 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	54.1% Above average	MC Read 19.7 MC Write 20 MC Mixed 16.4 53% 18.7 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 17.7 SC Mixed 16.4 45% 15.8 GB/s	Latency 66.8 60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 63%

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Typical Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) Builds (Compare 6,839 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	3,415x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,683x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	464x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,259x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	561x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	408x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	414x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 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 $170	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 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	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