MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 142% UFO	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 120% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	160% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	122% 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	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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	28 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 05 '21 at 21:51
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd 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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	89.3% Excellent	Memory 96.2 1-Core 91.2 2-Core 260 82% 149 Pts	4-Core 444 8-Core 688 70% 566 Pts	64-Core 690 43% 690 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$600 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% Asus(1043 880E) ≥ 4GB; Asus ROG Strix CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	160% Outstanding	Lighting 237 Reflection 214 Parallax 226 193% 226 fps	MRender 248 Gravity 159 Splatting 130 141% 179 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 160% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 176GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 222 361 382 402 410 240 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 486 Mixed 397 SusWrite 336 97% 430 MB/s	4K Read 45.8 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 61.6 210% 74.3 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 362 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 134%
WD Green 5TB (2014)-$170 1,889 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 3.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 152 155 156 154 156 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 206 Write 118 Mixed 109 SusWrite 151 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 217% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 97%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GB 5,910 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	87.2% Excellent	MC Read 32.9 MC Write 32.5 MC Mixed 27.2 88% 30.9 GB/s	SC Read 22.4 SC Write 24.1 SC Mixed 29 72% 25.2 GB/s	Latency 53.3 75% 53.3 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 109%

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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%	0	9	7	144	27"	1280 720	DELA0D1 Dell S2716DG

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Typical Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) Builds (Compare 6,763 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	3,379x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,662x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	457x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,240x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	559x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	405x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	414x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	305x
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	205x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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