MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	16.6% 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	127% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Very high background CPU (60%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 24 '21 at 16:38
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	60%

PC Performing below expectations (37^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 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	81.9% Excellent	Memory 95.2 1-Core 116 2-Core 225 84% 145 Pts	4-Core 372 8-Core 525 56% 449 Pts	64-Core 592 37% 592 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Gigabyte(1458 36AC) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1681 MHz, MLim: 1977 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 466.47 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	16.6% Very poor	Lighting 9.2 Reflection 51.7 Parallax 46.3 8% 35.7 fps	MRender 40.6 Gravity 45.1 Splatting 39.9 34% 41.9 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 16.6% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Viper M.2 VPN100 512GB 3,353 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 415GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM22.7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 494 474 478 490 465 423 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 443 Write 501 Mixed 486 SusWrite 471 108% 475 MB/s	4K Read 37.1 4K Write 81.6 4K Mixed 44.3 156% 54.3 MB/s	DQ Read 777 DQ Write 689 DQ Mixed 785 574% 750 MB/s
Poor: 132% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 253%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 206GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 221 203 202 206 225 223 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Read 378 Write 365 Mixed 300 SusWrite 213 70% 314 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 79.7 4K Mixed 45.5 144% 51.4 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 358 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 124%
WD Se 1TB (2013)-$18 2,236 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 412GB free Firmware: 01.01M03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 113 111 116 120 120 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	58.1% Above average	Read 86 Write 73 Mixed 54.8 SusWrite 116 60% 82.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.8 185% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 104%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 572GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 96 95 100 103 101 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	61.7% Good	Read 116 Write 108 Mixed 85 SusWrite 98.8 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 197% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 61.7% Great: 76%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 908GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 86 88 93 92 92 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	49.3% Average	Read 82 Write 68 Mixed 56.3 SusWrite 89.5 54% 73.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 49.3% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 122,541 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	67.9% Good	MC Read 23.6 MC Write 25.5 MC Mixed 21.2 67% 23.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 21.6 SC Mixed 22.6 58% 20.5 GB/s	Latency 56.4 71% 56.4 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 67.9% Great: 72%

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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 6,780 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	3,390x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,666x
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 $90Bench 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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Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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