MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 25% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (21st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 79 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 60.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	57.3% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.

Very high background CPU (39%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	17.8 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	May 05 '20 at 20:32
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	39%

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PC Performing below expectations (21^st 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-$50 229,359 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 below expectations (12^th percentile)	60.1% Good	Memory 76.1 1-Core 95.8 2-Core 183 68% 118 Pts	4-Core 250 8-Core 290 35% 270 Pts	64-Core 284 18% 284 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6163) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	57.3% Above average	Lighting 70.1 Reflection 76.4 Parallax 72.3 57% 73 fps	MRender 69.4 Gravity 67.9 Splatting 73 58% 70.1 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD WD10EURX 1TB-$26 53,598 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 596GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 14 18 25 32 36 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	13.7% Very poor	Read 23.7 Write 39.5 Mixed 16.3 SusWrite 24.2 19% 25.9 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.1 17% 0.13 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 13.7% Great: 87%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 32GB 23,482 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 25GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.9 9 9.4 9.4 9.1 9.3 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	6.04% Terrible	Read 21.3 Write 9.3 Mixed 11.5 SusWrite 9 16% 12.8 MB/s	4K Read 2.9 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 1 48% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 6.04% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10 0215 CML8GX3M1A1600C10 0215 CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10 24GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	39.4% Below average	MC Read 13.3 MC Write 14.2 MC Mixed 13.1 39% 13.5 GB/s	SC Read 10.3 SC Write 13.1 SC Mixed 11.3 33% 11.6 GB/s	Latency 88.1 45% 88.1 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 39.4% Great: 62%

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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	3,433x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,687x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	465x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,267x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	568x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	409x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	418x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	307x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	209x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	381x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	249x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	208x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

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Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-13600K $249	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $359