MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 40% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 81.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	60.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	18.1 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141223
Uptime	12.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 04 '21 at 02:53
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	81.3% Excellent	Memory 80.3 1-Core 132 2-Core 267 87% 160 Pts	4-Core 443 8-Core 664 69% 554 Pts	64-Core 676 42% 676 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super)-$300 180,577 User benchmarks, average bench 59% EVGA(3842 1357) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 461.72 Performing below potential (78^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	60.2% Good	Lighting 78.6 Reflection 76.3 Parallax 73.3 64% 76.1 fps	MRender 62 Gravity 73.3 Splatting 59.2 53% 64.8 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 17GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 491 Write 464 Mixed 370 98% 441 MB/s	4K Read 41.8 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 55.3 191% 68.3 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 363 273% 364 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
HGST Deskstar NAS 4TB-$60 7,986 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 3TB free Firmware: MJAOA5E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 152 154 156 157 159 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Read 163 Write 153 Mixed 28 SusWrite 155 90% 125 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 173% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 92%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1600 CL9 Series 1302 1600 CL9 Series 0215 CMY16GX3M2A1866C9 0215 CMY16GX3M2A1866C9 24GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1600, 1600, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	35.3% Below average	MC Read 11.8 MC Write 12.5 MC Mixed 10.5 33% 11.6 GB/s	SC Read 10.7 SC Write 12.2 SC Mixed 10.9 32% 11.3 GB/s	Latency 80 50% 80 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 35.3% Great: 46%

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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	3,385x
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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Value: 60% - Above average

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