MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 40% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 76%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	60.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	79.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	15.6 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141223
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Mar 28 '20 at 01:29
Run Duration	223 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$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 below expectations (28^th percentile)	76% Very good	Memory 83.3 1-Core 117 2-Core 208 78% 136 Pts	4-Core 370 8-Core 574 58% 472 Pts	64-Core 568 35% 568 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Gainward(10B0 13C0) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 445.75 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	60.4% Good	Lighting 76.7 Reflection 80.8 Parallax 71.9 62% 76.4 fps	MRender 75.2 Gravity 70.5 Splatting 63.3 56% 69.7 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 60.4% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SM2280S3G2480G 480GB 1,177 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 256GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM01.R SusWrite @10s intervals: 333 337 330 354 356 380 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	79.1% Very good	Read 442 Write 391 Mixed 317 SusWrite 348 84% 374 MB/s	4K Read 26.9 4K Write 47.1 4K Mixed 28.3 102% 34.1 MB/s	DQ Read 299 DQ Write 91.7 DQ Mixed 162 128% 184 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 107%
MZ-5S71000-0D3 100GB 64 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 92GB free Firmware: VBC3CD3Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 181 174 181 179 188 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	36.8% Below average	Read 207 Write 146 Mixed 157 SusWrite 180 39% 173 MB/s	4K Read 15.8 4K Write 13.9 4K Mixed 12.3 47% 14 MB/s	DQ Read 111 DQ Write 29.9 DQ Mixed 52.9 44% 64.7 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 36.8% Great: 43%
Corsair Force GS 240GB-$261 4,179 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 52GB free Firmware: 5.20 SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 214 207 213 204 218 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	69.1% Good	Read 397 Write 202 Mixed 250 SusWrite 208 59% 265 MB/s	4K Read 32.7 4K Write 39.5 4K Mixed 30 109% 34.1 MB/s	DQ Read 243 DQ Write 68.8 DQ Mixed 129 102% 147 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 93%
Hitachi HUA723030ALA640 3TB-$71 11,382 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2.5TB free Firmware: MKAONS00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 141 140 142 139 143 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Read 154 Write 154 Mixed 88 SusWrite 141 99% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 156% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2TB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 133 128 132 132 136 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	76.4% Very good	Read 135 Write 132 Mixed 57.7 SusWrite 132 83% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.9 148% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown NT4GC64B8HG0NF-CG Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G 1311 NT4GC64B8HG0NF-CG Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G 24GB 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	46.1% Average	MC Read 16 MC Write 17.3 MC Mixed 14.7 46% 16 GB/s	SC Read 11.8 SC Write 16.2 SC Mixed 10.1 36% 12.7 GB/s	Latency 74.7 54% 74.7 ns

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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 6,772 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	3,385x
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	1,245x
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 $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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Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $45	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