MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 37% Jet ski


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 79.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	50.9% 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	78.8% 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.

High background CPU (21%). 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	10 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140731
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 09 '20 at 00:50
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	21%

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 i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	79.4% Very good	Memory 93.8 1-Core 102 2-Core 203 78% 133 Pts	4-Core 351 8-Core 558 56% 454 Pts	64-Core 569 35% 569 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 79.4% Great: 80%

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: 452.06 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.9% Above average	Lighting 64.5 Reflection 63.5 Parallax 58.3 53% 62.1 fps	MRender 69.3 Gravity 57.1 Splatting 51.3 48% 59.3 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 52GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0CB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 218 177 86 39 37 34 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	78.8% Very good	Read 461 Write 424 Mixed 350 SusWrite 98.6 74% 333 MB/s	4K Read 22.4 4K Write 52.3 4K Mixed 45.4 120% 40 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 225 202% 307 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 118%
Seagate ST3320613AS 320GB-$30 12,971 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 235GB free Firmware: CC2F SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 57 59 59 59 59 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	47.7% Average	Read 108 Write 104 Mixed 49.5 SusWrite 58.6 59% 80 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 134% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 47.7% Great: 65%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 814GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 152 151 150 153 153 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 134 Mixed 78.2 SusWrite 152 97% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 213 220 220 218 218 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 157 Write 189 Mixed 79 SusWrite 214 116% 160 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 106% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 106%
Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 1TB-$30 27,212 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 435GB free Firmware: ST6OA3AA SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 67 68 67 68 68 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	36.1% Below average	Read 58 Write 59.5 Mixed 29 SusWrite 67.6 39% 53.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 36.1% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsZ DDR3 1600 C7 4x4GB 423 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	58.9% Above average	MC Read 20.7 MC Write 21.3 MC Mixed 18.4 58% 20.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 19.4 SC Mixed 18.9 51% 17.9 GB/s	Latency 60.2 66% 60.2 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 98%

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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