MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 85.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	3.63% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	80.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	7.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit renk
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	10.2 Days
Run Date	Jun 23 '21 at 22:48
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	TUR-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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 way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	85.4% Excellent	Memory 92.1 1-Core 124 2-Core 238 86% 151 Pts	4-Core 431 8-Core 581 64% 506 Pts	64-Core 572 35% 572 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 7917) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	3.63% Terrible	Lighting 4 Reflection 2.9 Parallax 7.1 3% 4.67 fps	MRender 8.2 Gravity 2.7 Splatting 5.3 4% 5.4 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.63% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba HG5d Q Series 256GB-$225 3,223 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 23GB free (System drive) Firmware: HTRAN101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 267 327 99 108 105 110 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	80.4% Excellent	Read 384 Write 376 Mixed 415 SusWrite 169 76% 336 MB/s	4K Read 23.8 4K Write 82.7 4K Mixed 45 138% 50.5 MB/s	DQ Read 351 DQ Write 150 DQ Mixed 218 170% 240 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 470GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 141 137 142 141 142 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	83.2% Excellent	Read 150 Write 118 Mixed 76.1 SusWrite 140 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 114%
WD Blue 320GB (2007)-$90 108,153 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 37GB free Firmware: 01.03A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 76 76 77 77 78 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	46.1% Average	Read 84.2 Write 79.6 Mixed 55.3 SusWrite 76 54% 73.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-12800CL9-4GBRL 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBRL 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 16GB 428 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	56.9% Above average	MC Read 21.2 MC Write 20.4 MC Mixed 16 55% 19.2 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 21.7 SC Mixed 19.4 54% 18.8 GB/s	Latency 63.9 63% 63.9 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 64%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	59	18	4	60	24.1"	1920 1080	ACI23C2 ASUS MX239

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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