MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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. 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 62.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	50.7% 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)
Memory	20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB 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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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	15.9 GB free of 20 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 14 '21 at 19:26
Run Duration	133 Seconds
Run User	UKR-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-4170-$20 48,178 User benchmarks, average bench 57% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	62.8% Good	Memory 76.9 1-Core 107 2-Core 171 69% 118 Pts	4-Core 282 8-Core 284 38% 283 Pts	64-Core 274 17% 274 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 62.8% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325 82,117 User benchmarks, average bench 50% MSI(1462 2015) CLim: 1040 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.2.2 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	50.7% Above average	Lighting 66.4 Reflection 73.1 Parallax 78.4 54% 72.6 fps	MRender 64 Gravity 58.7 Splatting 43.3 44% 55.3 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSDSCKJW120H6 120GB 480 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 7GB free (System drive) Firmware: RG11 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 354 Write 194 Mixed 190 54% 246 MB/s	4K Read 26.5 4K Write 85.6 4K Mixed 36.3 132% 49.5 MB/s	DQ Read 202 DQ Write 176 DQ Mixed 118 108% 166 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 85%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 141GB free Firmware: SBFKK1B3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 421 428 405 405 397 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	Read 367 Write 298 Mixed 294 SusWrite 398 76% 339 MB/s	4K Read 26 4K Write 80.7 4K Mixed 34.7 127% 47.1 MB/s	DQ Read 222 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 171 159% 241 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 102%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G KHX1866C10D3/8G 0420 F3-2400C11-4GXM 20GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1333, 1333, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	55.4% Above average	MC Read 19.8 MC Write 21.3 MC Mixed 17.2 56% 19.4 GB/s	SC Read 14.1 SC Write 17.7 SC Mixed 19.5 49% 17.1 GB/s	Latency 86.4 46% 86.4 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 55.4% Great: 54%

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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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Typical Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) Builds (Compare 6,870 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	3,433x
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 $94Bench 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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