MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 72.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	17.6% 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	103% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (38%). 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	1.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141223
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Aug 01 '21 at 16:49
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	38%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4460-$194 245,403 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	72.1% Very good	Memory 90.7 1-Core 87.3 2-Core 168 69% 115 Pts	4-Core 314 8-Core 298 41% 306 Pts	64-Core 308 19% 308 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 650 Ti Boost-$140 15,701 User benchmarks, average bench 17% MSI(1462 2875) 2GB CLim: 1228 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	17.6% Very poor	Lighting 19.9 Reflection 23.5 Parallax 26.9 16% 23.4 fps	MRender 28.4 Gravity 25.5 Splatting 22 20% 25.3 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 17.6% Great: 18%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 73GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 321 224 213 213 232 263 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 365 Write 410 Mixed 330 SusWrite 244 76% 337 MB/s	4K Read 41.5 4K Write 91.5 4K Mixed 56.1 183% 63 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 362 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 124%
WD Green 1.5TB (2009)-$150 16,916 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 69GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 73 63 59 54 58 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	42.5% Average	Read 82.5 Write 78.8 Mixed 50.7 SusWrite 65.1 51% 69.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 149% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 42.5% Great: 55%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905584-015.A00LF 99U5584-005.A00LF 8GB 135 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	50.1% Above average	MC Read 16.3 MC Write 18.4 MC Mixed 17.2 49% 17.3 GB/s	SC Read 11.9 SC Write 15.2 SC Mixed 14.6 40% 13.9 GB/s	Latency 66.2 60% 66.2 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 50.1% Great: 59%

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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	8	6	60	7.2"	1280 720	SAM07C0 SAMSUNG

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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	3,384x
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