MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Sail boat	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 81.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	35.3% 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	169% 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.

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	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 24 '21 at 17:26
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (59^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 (62^nd percentile)	81.5% Excellent	Memory 95.3 1-Core 115 2-Core 210 82% 140 Pts	4-Core 366 8-Core 539 56% 452 Pts	64-Core 540 33% 540 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 81.5% 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: 1641 MHz, MLim: 1977 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 466.47 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	35.3% Below average	Lighting 44.1 Reflection 51.5 Parallax 47 36% 47.5 fps	MRender 41.9 Gravity 44.6 Splatting 39 34% 41.8 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 35.3% 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: 645 682 684 652 538 541 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	169% Outstanding	Read 631 Write 666 Mixed 649 SusWrite 624 145% 642 MB/s	4K Read 48.8 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 68.8 232% 83 MB/s	DQ Read 778 DQ Write 753 DQ Mixed 906 642% 813 MB/s
Poor: 132% ↑ This bench: 169% Great: 253%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 206GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 274 281 282 285 292 292 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 468 Mixed 422 SusWrite 284 94% 417 MB/s	4K Read 44.9 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 60.8 206% 73 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 261 DQ Mixed 359 258% 334 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 124%
WD Se 1TB (2013)-$18 2,236 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 412GB free Firmware: 01.01M03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 135 133 137 136 137 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	63.5% Good	Read 85.5 Write 80 Mixed 71 SusWrite 135 68% 92.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 193% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 104%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$32 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 572GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 115 115 116 116 117 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	77.7% Very good	Read 155 Write 125 Mixed 118 SusWrite 115 95% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 190% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 76%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 908GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 98 100 101 100 101 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	52.2% Above average	Read 81.8 Write 56.3 Mixed 59.3 SusWrite 99.7 55% 74.3 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 181% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 52.2% 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)	67.6% Good	MC Read 24 MC Write 25.1 MC Mixed 20.9 67% 23.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.8 SC Write 21.6 SC Mixed 21.4 58% 20.3 GB/s	Latency 56.3 71% 56.3 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 67.6% Great: 72%

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Typical Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) Builds (Compare 6,808 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	3,405x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,673x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	459x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,250x
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 $76Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16