MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 76.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	53.6% 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	57.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140520
Uptime	3.4 Days
Run Date	Dec 12 '21 at 18:37
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing as expected (47^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 below expectations (33^rd percentile)	76.9% Very good	Memory 82.3 1-Core 115 2-Core 211 78% 136 Pts	4-Core 385 8-Core 619 62% 502 Pts	64-Core 625 39% 625 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 3975) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	53.6% Above average	Lighting 66.6 Reflection 74.3 Parallax 65.5 54% 68.8 fps	MRender 68.9 Gravity 67 Splatting 57.8 52% 64.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 120GB-$109 51,792 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 41GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXT07B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 106 104 110 110 102 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	57.3% Above average	Read 394 Write 127 Mixed 122 SusWrite 105 41% 187 MB/s	4K Read 22.1 4K Write 64.4 4K Mixed 15.9 88% 34.1 MB/s	DQ Read 325 DQ Write 94.4 DQ Mixed 48.9 78% 156 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 73%
Samsung HD502IJ 500GB-$40 25,285 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 58GB free Firmware: 1AA01113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 86 87 80 86 87 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	40.2% Average	Read 56.1 Write 49.8 Mixed 44.7 SusWrite 83.7 43% 58.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 135% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 40.2% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMZ12GX3M3A1600C9 0215 CMZ12GX3M3A1600C9 0215 CMZ12GX3M3A1600C9 0215 CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9 16GB 46 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	50.2% Above average	MC Read 17.7 MC Write 18.3 MC Mixed 15.3 49% 17.1 GB/s	SC Read 13.5 SC Write 18.5 SC Mixed 17 47% 16.3 GB/s	Latency 76.3 52% 76.3 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 63%

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

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Typical Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) Builds (Compare 6,821 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	3,409x
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 $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	207x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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