MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 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 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 65.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	25.1% 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	69.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

Very high background CPU (36%). 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	13.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	25 Days
Run Date	May 11 '21 at 14:21
Run Duration	195 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	36%

PC Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770-$75 176,321 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	65.9% Good	Memory 72.1 1-Core 91.3 2-Core 171 64% 111 Pts	4-Core 322 8-Core 538 52% 430 Pts	64-Core 433 27% 433 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950-$100 111,509 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Asus(1043 8554) CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1652 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	25.1% Poor	Lighting 30.9 Reflection 25.7 Parallax 30.3 25% 29 fps	MRender 32.9 Gravity 31.1 Splatting 28.5 25% 30.8 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 25.1% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 480GB-$31 13,149 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 241GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS131122 SusWrite @10s intervals: 290 110 103 84 159 128 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	69.4% Good	Read 376 Write 386 Mixed 316 SusWrite 146 69% 306 MB/s	4K Read 24.7 4K Write 58.5 4K Mixed 29.3 106% 37.5 MB/s	DQ Read 360 DQ Write 220 DQ Mixed 81.6 117% 220 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 69.4% Great: 101%
SanDisk Ultra Plus 256GB-$139 17,545 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 59GB free Firmware: X2306RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 321 343 354 317 325 317 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	86% Excellent	Read 427 Write 385 Mixed 220 SusWrite 330 76% 340 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 78.4 4K Mixed 30.5 122% 45.4 MB/s	DQ Read 313 DQ Write 216 DQ Mixed 120 129% 216 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 99%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 939GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 63 60 64 54 61 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	40.3% Average	Read 78.6 Write 65.9 Mixed 57.2 SusWrite 61.4 49% 65.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.4 100% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 40.3% Great: 67%
Toshiba MD04ACA400 4TB-$140 10,635 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 470GB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 90 89 90 87 86 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	55.7% Above average	Read 105 Write 90.2 Mixed 64.1 SusWrite 88.6 64% 87 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 208% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 55.7% Great: 104%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 117 117 116 113 111 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	64% Good	Read 110 Write 81.6 Mixed 70.6 SusWrite 113 69% 93.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 64% Great: 114%
Intenso Rainbow Line 8GB 617 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 7GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.6 4.7 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.2 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	3.21% Terrible	Read 9.7 Write 4 Mixed 4.2 SusWrite 4.5 7% 5.6 MB/s	4K Read 3.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 13% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.21% Great: 6%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GB 1,661 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46.5% Average	MC Read 16.7 MC Write 17.6 MC Mixed 14.9 47% 16.4 GB/s	SC Read 11.3 SC Write 15.7 SC Mixed 13.9 39% 13.6 GB/s	Latency 96.7 41% 96.7 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 46.5% Great: 88%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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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