MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 105% UFO	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 80% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. 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 70.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	149% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	83.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	7.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150811
Uptime	24.3 Days
Run Date	Dec 06 '20 at 10:08
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing below expectations (34^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 4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	70.2% Very good	Memory 91.9 1-Core 114 2-Core 222 82% 143 Pts	4-Core 272 8-Core 331 39% 302 Pts	64-Core 329 20% 329 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 70.2% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Asus(1043 866C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 451.77 Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	149% Outstanding	Lighting 189 Reflection 195 Parallax 233 154% 206 fps	MRender 270 Gravity 215 Splatting 170 173% 218 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 149% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 38GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 330 239 71 74 43 60 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	83.5% Excellent	Read 466 Write 137 Mixed 211 SusWrite 136 52% 238 MB/s	4K Read 33.8 4K Write 68.1 4K Mixed 36.6 134% 46.2 MB/s	DQ Read 362 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 351 262% 347 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 203GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 113 121 117 90 135 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	35.5% Below average	Read 10.2 Write 61.9 Mixed 29.4 SusWrite 113 39% 53.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.5 87% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 35.5% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C11 2x8GB 3,098 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	73.9% Very good	MC Read 25.8 MC Write 29.3 MC Mixed 24.3 76% 26.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 20.9 SC Mixed 24.4 57% 20.1 GB/s	Latency 64.2 62% 64.2 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 78%

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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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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	3,394x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,668x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	458x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,246x
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 $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	207x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	377x
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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16