MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 82.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	22% 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	114% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). 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	1.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	13.7 Days
Run Date	Aug 25 '22 at 20:01
Run Duration	241 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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 (78^th percentile)	82.7% Excellent	Memory 95 1-Core 116 2-Core 216 82% 142 Pts	4-Core 381 8-Core 564 59% 472 Pts	64-Core 550 34% 550 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R7 370-$153 39,178 User benchmarks, average bench 21% Asus(1043 2015) CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.45.40.14 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	22% Poor	Lighting 28.3 Reflection 38.4 Parallax 32.4 23% 33 fps	MRender 27.7 Gravity 23.7 Splatting 22.7 20% 24.7 fps
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 22% Great: 23%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$122 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 552GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 383 431 335 312 303 318 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 470 Write 422 Mixed 377 SusWrite 347 91% 404 MB/s	4K Read 41.9 4K Write 98.2 4K Mixed 54.7 186% 64.9 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 355 267% 356 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 133%
Seagate ST3500630AS 500GB-$102 29,256 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 425GB free Firmware: 3.AFM SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 77 78 78 78 78 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	42.9% Average	Read 72 Write 78.7 Mixed 49.9 SusWrite 77.3 51% 69.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 129% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 42.9% Great: 43%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$63 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 827GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 69 72 71 71 71 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	41.4% Average	Read 73.6 Write 67.1 Mixed 56.9 SusWrite 70.5 50% 67 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 41.4% Great: 57%
Samsung Wireless 1.5TB 66 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 1TB free, PID 61d4 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 104 104 105 105 105 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	42.7% Average	Read 95.2 Write 75.8 Mixed 56.1 SusWrite 104 110% 82.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 97% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 42.7% Great: 47%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 44,086 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	60% Good	MC Read 20.5 MC Write 22.2 MC Mixed 18.8 59% 20.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.6 SC Write 21.3 SC Mixed 18.1 51% 18 GB/s	Latency 57.2 70% 57.2 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 60% Great: 64%

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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	3,402x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,673x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	459x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,249x
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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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16