MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	34.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	18.8 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 10 '20 at 21:38
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing as expected (54^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 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	75% Very good	Memory 81.1 1-Core 85.5 2-Core 203 69% 123 Pts	4-Core 398 8-Core 402 53% 400 Pts	64-Core 388 24% 388 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 75% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 8520) CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 457.51 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	34.9% Below average	Lighting 44.5 Reflection 47.8 Parallax 43 36% 45.1 fps	MRender 38.5 Gravity 42.6 Splatting 37.4 32% 39.5 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 34.9% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Microsoft Storage Space Device 129GB 196 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 26GB free Firmware: 0.1 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 435 Write 454 Mixed 366 93% 418 MB/s	4K Read 37.4 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 55 183% 66.2 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 354 268% 360 MB/s
Poor: 42% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 349GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 92 92 95 66 64 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	26.5% Poor	Read 13.4 Write 60.6 Mixed 17.9 SusWrite 78.9 31% 42.7 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.4 59% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 26.5% Great: 112%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 1TB 4,498 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 395GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 44 42 42 49 44 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	29.9% Poor	Read 59.2 Write 64.6 Mixed 41.5 SusWrite 44.5 39% 52.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 29.9% Great: 110%
Seagate BUP BK 4TB 13,353 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0108 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 132 137 137 138 137 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	69.8% Good	Read 107 Write 133 Mixed 77.7 SusWrite 135 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 0.7 190% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 69.8% Great: 65%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 129GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 120GB free, PID 0723 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 16 17 17 17 17 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	8.74% Terrible	Read 17.7 Write 15.2 Mixed 15.2 SusWrite 16.5 22% 16.2 MB/s	4K Read 3.1 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.8 59% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 8.74% Great: 10%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMY16GX3M2A1600C9 Kingston KHX1866C10D3/4G 0215 CMY16GX3M2A1600C9 Kingston KHX1866C10D3/4G 24GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 1600, 1333, 1600, 1333 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	51.5% Above average	MC Read 17.9 MC Write 19.1 MC Mixed 16.2 51% 17.7 GB/s	SC Read 13.7 SC Write 18.5 SC Mixed 16.6 46% 16.3 GB/s	Latency 78.5 51% 78.5 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 61%

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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 6,798 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	3,398x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,671x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	459x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,247x
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 $80Bench 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	206x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	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 $175	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16