MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 80.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	42.9% 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	77% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141223
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 25 '20 at 11:23
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	BGD-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4590-$188 151,366 User benchmarks, average bench 63% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	80.5% Excellent	Memory 94.4 1-Core 110 2-Core 216 81% 140 Pts	4-Core 381 8-Core 408 52% 395 Pts	64-Core 413 26% 413 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% MSI(1462 8A93) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1256 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.7.1 Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.9% Average	Lighting 51.1 Reflection 63.7 Parallax 69.1 42% 61.3 fps	MRender 64.1 Gravity 53.2 Splatting 51.4 46% 56.3 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 42.9% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend SSD370 128GB-$74 4,687 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 46GB free (System drive) Firmware: N1114B SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 148 149 151 151 150 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	77% Very good	Read 457 Write 148 Mixed 201 SusWrite 150 53% 239 MB/s	4K Read 22.9 4K Write 91.2 4K Mixed 37.2 131% 50.4 MB/s	DQ Read 256 DQ Write 152 DQ Mixed 149 126% 186 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 77% Great: 83%
Seagate ST1000LM035-1RK172 1TB 452,134 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 555GB free Firmware: SBM3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 52 50 55 56 55 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	36.2% Below average	Read 72.8 Write 95 Mixed 59.7 SusWrite 52.2 52% 69.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 0.6 174% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 36.2% Great: 71%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 694GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 128 127 126 128 127 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	72.9% Very good	Read 127 Write 91 Mixed 76.3 SusWrite 127 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 216% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 10,124 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	62.7% Good	MC Read 22.1 MC Write 22.9 MC Mixed 19.8 62% 21.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 19.8 SC Mixed 19.6 54% 18.7 GB/s	Latency 58.7 68% 58.7 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 62.7% Great: 62%

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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 6,819 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	3,408x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,676x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	462x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,251x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	561x
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 $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	207x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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