MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (95th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 5 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 85.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	52.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	89.6% 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.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów, 1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 22 '21 at 11:19
Run Duration	196 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	85.1% Excellent	Memory 94.3 1-Core 115 2-Core 233 84% 148 Pts	4-Core 434 8-Core 467 60% 451 Pts	64-Core 458 28% 458 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1507 MHz, MLim: 1771 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	52.9% Above average	Lighting 65.3 Reflection 75.1 Parallax 64.7 53% 68.4 fps	MRender 69.6 Gravity 66.5 Splatting 58.1 52% 64.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M500 240GB-$54 31,779 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 180GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 269 270 265 266 265 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	89.6% Excellent	Read 437 Write 274 Mixed 308 SusWrite 256 71% 319 MB/s	4K Read 26.3 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 37.6 142% 55.1 MB/s	DQ Read 318 DQ Write 264 DQ Mixed 188 169% 257 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 91%
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100 46,066 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 112GB free Firmware: 521ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 161 151 159 161 160 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	87.3% Excellent	Read 398 Write 221 Mixed 240 SusWrite 160 57% 255 MB/s	4K Read 37.5 4K Write 97.8 4K Mixed 47.1 169% 60.8 MB/s	DQ Read 218 DQ Write 201 DQ Mixed 182 144% 200 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 87%
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100 46,066 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 112GB free Firmware: 521ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 149 160 163 169 168 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Read 465 Write 235 Mixed 284 SusWrite 163 64% 287 MB/s	4K Read 37.4 4K Write 99.8 4K Mixed 47 170% 61.4 MB/s	DQ Read 217 DQ Write 230 DQ Mixed 200 157% 216 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 87%
WD Black 2.5" 750GB (2013)-$65 16,938 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 584GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 118 119 119 119 118 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	68.4% Good	Read 120 Write 109 Mixed 80.8 SusWrite 118 79% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 68.4% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GB-$35 38,490 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	67% Good	MC Read 24.6 MC Write 25.4 MC Mixed 20.6 67% 23.5 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 19 SC Mixed 20.8 53% 18.6 GB/s	Latency 59.1 68% 59.1 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 67%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 73: 9R 6G 10B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
73%	40%	62	337	276	60	23.5"	1920 1080	ACI24C3 ASUS VN247

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Typical Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) Builds (Compare 6,769 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	3,383x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,664x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	457x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,244x
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	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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $15	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