MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 79.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	51.2% 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	133% 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	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.

High background CPU (25%). 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	6.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150528
Uptime	11.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 27 '21 at 21:12
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	25%

PC Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	79.2% Very good	Memory 81.5 1-Core 123 2-Core 230 81% 145 Pts	4-Core 414 8-Core 632 65% 523 Pts	64-Core 633 39% 633 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 79.2% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 496.13 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	51.2% Above average	Lighting 63.8 Reflection 82.1 Parallax 62.3 52% 69.4 fps	MRender 68.1 Gravity 62.9 Splatting 54 50% 61.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 203GB free Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 275 280 276 271 244 243 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	84.1% Excellent	Read 406 Write 446 Mixed 329 SusWrite 265 81% 361 MB/s	4K Read 25.1 4K Write 76 4K Mixed 35.6 124% 45.6 MB/s	DQ Read 339 DQ Write 257 DQ Mixed 324 235% 307 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 99%
Pcie SSD 2TB 4,674 User benchmarks, average bench 222% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM13.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 624 635 656 657 670 668 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Read 629 Write 662 Mixed 644 SusWrite 652 146% 647 MB/s	4K Read 34.7 4K Write 84.8 4K Mixed 52 164% 57.2 MB/s	DQ Read 434 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 382 284% 379 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 309%
WD WD6003FZBX-00K5WB0 6TB 9,527 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 2TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 189 194 184 193 191 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 78% Great: 138%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$60 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 105 106 105 105 107 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	79.5% Very good	Read 174 Write 155 Mixed 86.1 SusWrite 103 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLE8G3D1869DE1TX0. 2x8GB 3,080 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1867 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (41^st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	50.1% Above average	MC Read 17.3 MC Write 18.2 MC Mixed 15.9 49% 17.1 GB/s	SC Read 12.8 SC Write 18.2 SC Mixed 17 46% 16 GB/s	Latency 77.8 51% 77.8 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 50.1% Great: 72%

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

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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	3,400x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,671x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	459x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,247x
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 $80Bench 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	206x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16