MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 84% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 80.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	125% 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	91.7% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). 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	23.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	7 Days
Run Date	Sep 23 '21 at 16:26
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	80.2% Excellent	Memory 97.1 1-Core 92.8 2-Core 197 76% 129 Pts	4-Core 343 8-Core 562 55% 452 Pts	64-Core 565 35% 565 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 3752) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	125% Outstanding	Lighting 168 Reflection 187 Parallax 180 137% 178 fps	MRender 136 Gravity 180 Splatting 127 119% 148 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk S-1T00 1TB 8,421 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 273GB free (System drive) Firmware: 411040RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 251 225 322 245 239 194 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	Read 372 Write 410 Mixed 305 SusWrite 246 75% 333 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 97 4K Mixed 42.1 150% 56.2 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 141 162% 278 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 120%
Sandisk SD8SNAT256G1122 256GB 1,971 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 238GB free Firmware: Z2201000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 246 297 294 298 296 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	72.9% Very good	Read 435 Write 299 Mixed 222 SusWrite 272 68% 307 MB/s	4K Read 22 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 12 102% 45.2 MB/s	DQ Read 164 DQ Write 276 DQ Mixed 80.8 100% 174 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 84%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 178 184 185 182 184 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 142 Mixed 88.1 SusWrite 180 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 114%
Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 2TB-$249 29,211 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1.5TB free Firmware: MN6OA5C0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 120 120 120 120 120 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	64.2% Good	Read 104 Write 106 Mixed 69.5 SusWrite 120 73% 99.7 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 173% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 4x8GB 7,519 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	78.9% Very good	MC Read 30.5 MC Write 30.4 MC Mixed 23.1 80% 28 GB/s	SC Read 19.6 SC Write 20.2 SC Mixed 22 59% 20.6 GB/s	Latency 49.9 80% 49.9 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 78.9% Great: 119%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 28: 2R 3G 9B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
28%	11%	131	293	218	60	84.6"	2194 1234	SAM0F0B SAMSUNG

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Typical Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) Builds (Compare 6,770 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	1,665x
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	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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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