MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 83.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	39.1% 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)
Boot Drive	105% 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	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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

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

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	8.2 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit farger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 19 '22 at 10:00
Run Duration	285 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing as expected (41^st 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 above expectations (84^th percentile)	83.8% Excellent	Memory 86.2 1-Core 125 2-Core 249 85% 153 Pts	4-Core 440 8-Core 626 67% 533 Pts	64-Core 633 39% 633 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650-$155 259,091 User benchmarks, average bench 43% Nvidia(10DE 1363) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	39.1% Below average	Lighting 46.6 Reflection 62.7 Parallax 39.2 38% 49.5 fps	MRender 64 Gravity 46.8 Splatting 44 41% 51.6 fps
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 39.1% Great: 46%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$53 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 97GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 395 420 429 442 439 434 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 431 Write 391 Mixed 392 SusWrite 426 92% 410 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 81.7 4K Mixed 44.3 146% 52.2 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 291 237% 337 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 125%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 183 182 183 186 178 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	Read 140 Write 74.7 Mixed 78.9 SusWrite 180 87% 118 MB/s	4K Read 2.9 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 143% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905403-197.A00LF 3x4GB 106 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 3 of 4 slots used 12GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	28.7% Poor	MC Read 8.9 MC Write 9 MC Mixed 8.5 25% 8.8 GB/s	SC Read 8.9 SC Write 9.5 SC Mixed 10.9 28% 9.77 GB/s	Latency 71.1 56% 71.1 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 28.7% Great: 52%

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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	3,405x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,674x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	460x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,250x
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	206x

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Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

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