MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Raft	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 21% Surfboard


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 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 59.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	36.4% 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)
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.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 23 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150811
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 28 '21 at 16:33
Run Duration	193 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	100%

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 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 below expectations (28^th percentile)	59.2% Above average	Memory 69.8 1-Core 89.4 2-Core 153 61% 104 Pts	4-Core 279 8-Core 298 38% 288 Pts	64-Core 336 21% 336 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 3969) CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	36.4% Below average	Lighting 47.4 Reflection 48.1 Parallax 42.7 39% 46.1 fps	MRender 37 Gravity 43.2 Splatting 37.6 32% 39.3 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 36.4% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend SSD370S 128GB-$70 10,510 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 8GB free (System drive) Firmware: O0918B Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 453 Write 197 Mixed 179 60% 276 MB/s	4K Read 23.6 4K Write 68.6 4K Mixed 38.4 121% 43.5 MB/s	DQ Read 262 DQ Write 52.9 DQ Mixed 176 124% 164 MB/s
Poor: 54% Great: 90%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$110 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 230GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 431 383 401 392 383 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 449 Write 441 Mixed 383 SusWrite 380 93% 413 MB/s	4K Read 40.8 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 59.2 193% 68.2 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 361 271% 361 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$25 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 644GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 119 119 121 122 121 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	87.2% Excellent	Read 184 Write 138 Mixed 83.9 SusWrite 120 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 162% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 112%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$39 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 921GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 92 91 92 90 89 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	53.2% Above average	Read 94.3 Write 90.8 Mixed 75.4 SusWrite 90.4 65% 87.7 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 212% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 109%
WD My Passport 2TB 10,723 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1.5TB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 42 40 42 42 42 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	21.4% Poor	Read 42 Write 40.7 Mixed 29.9 SusWrite 40.1 51% 38.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 97% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 21.4% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CML8GX3M2A1600C9 Micron 8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 0215 CML8GX3M2A1600C9 Micron 8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 16GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	47.5% Average	MC Read 17.3 MC Write 17 MC Mixed 15.7 48% 16.7 GB/s	SC Read 12.5 SC Write 16.5 SC Mixed 15.3 42% 14.8 GB/s	Latency 102 39% 102 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 47.5% Great: 52%

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Typical Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) Builds (Compare 6,836 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	3,415x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,681x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	463x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,258x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 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 $94Bench 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	208x

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Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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