MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 68% Battle cruiser	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 56% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 82.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	80.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	64.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	4.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140408
Uptime	3.9 Days
Run Date	Oct 07 '21 at 10:10
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	82.2% Excellent	Memory 93.6 1-Core 104 2-Core 210 79% 136 Pts	4-Core 382 8-Core 568 59% 475 Pts	64-Core 566 35% 566 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3301) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing below potential (62^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	80.4% Excellent	Lighting 101 Reflection 108 Parallax 97.9 82% 102 fps	MRender 91.1 Gravity 95 Splatting 93.9 76% 93.3 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB-$70 27,495 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 51GB free (System drive) Firmware: 521ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 135 147 140 137 127 MB/s Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	64.3% Good	Read 236 Write 180 Mixed 215 SusWrite 139 43% 192 MB/s	4K Read 27.5 4K Write 75.5 4K Mixed 32 123% 45 MB/s	DQ Read 212 DQ Write 186 DQ Mixed 214 156% 204 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 64.3% Great: 94%
Kingston SKC100S3480G 480GB 46 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 235GB free Firmware: 332ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 220 259 234 233 233 227 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	59.2% Above average	Read 390 Write 244 Mixed 269 SusWrite 234 64% 285 MB/s	4K Read 23.5 4K Write 19 4K Mixed 22.5 74% 21.7 MB/s	DQ Read 177 DQ Write 94.4 DQ Mixed 122 94% 131 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 67%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 98 99 98 99 99 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	72.2% Very good	Read 153 Write 122 Mixed 72.7 SusWrite 98.2 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.8 173% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 83%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GB 48,796 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	59.6% Above average	MC Read 20.9 MC Write 21.7 MC Mixed 18.8 58% 20.5 GB/s	SC Read 15.1 SC Write 20.3 SC Mixed 18.4 51% 17.9 GB/s	Latency 60.7 66% 60.7 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 63%

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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	24"	1280 720	BNQ7F31 BenQ XL2411Z

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Typical Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) Builds (Compare 6,822 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	3,410x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,676x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	462x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,251x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	561x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	407x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	414x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	306x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	209x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	379x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	248x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	207x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16