MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Speed boat	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 77.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	50.4% 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)
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 (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	7.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150528
Uptime	3.2 Days
Run Date	Mar 27 '20 at 18:47
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing as expected (54^th 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 way above expectations (87^th percentile)	77.7% Very good	Memory 89.3 1-Core 107 2-Core 213 78% 136 Pts	4-Core 383 8-Core 387 51% 385 Pts	64-Core 375 23% 375 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.4% Above average	Lighting 62.9 Reflection 63 Parallax 62.4 51% 62.7 fps	MRender 68.1 Gravity 59.7 Splatting 53.7 49% 60.5 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.4% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 19GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 442 Write 447 Mixed 361 93% 417 MB/s	4K Read 34.2 4K Write 84.6 4K Mixed 49.1 160% 56 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 354 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 133%
SanDisk Ultra 3D 2TB-$130 5,895 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 859GB free Firmware: X61170RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 375 416 441 453 455 444 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 419 Write 253 Mixed 289 SusWrite 430 78% 348 MB/s	4K Read 28 4K Write 98.3 4K Mixed 41 147% 55.8 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 254 215% 316 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 119%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 99[2/7/4]123(F/Y/R 2x8GB 340 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 2400 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	30.2% Below average	MC Read 9.5 MC Write 10.3 MC Mixed 8.7 27% 9.5 GB/s	SC Read 9.3 SC Write 9.9 SC Mixed 8.6 26% 9.27 GB/s	Latency 68.2 59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 30.2% Great: 86%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) Builds (Compare 6,782 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	3,392x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,666x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	457x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,245x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	559x
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 $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 $269	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 $177	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