MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	50% 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	72.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 16 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	4096x2160x4294967296 szín
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Nov 26 '22 at 18:33
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	HUN-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	74.4% Very good	Memory 91.1 1-Core 104 2-Core 206 77% 134 Pts	4-Core 329 8-Core 362 46% 346 Pts	64-Core 377 23% 377 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 74.4% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gainward(10B0 13C2) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 526.98 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50% Average	Lighting 61.7 Reflection 69.1 Parallax 62.6 50% 64.5 fps	MRender 66.6 Gravity 62.6 Splatting 54.4 49% 61.2 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Savage 240GB-$120 39,518 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 153GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM00.r SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 167 379 39 432 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	72.6% Very good	Read 415 Write 396 Mixed 270 SusWrite 220 73% 325 MB/s	4K Read 23.3 4K Write 47.4 4K Mixed 28 96% 32.9 MB/s	DQ Read 362 DQ Write 211 DQ Mixed 68.5 110% 214 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 72.6% Great: 111%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 999GB 64,984 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 563GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 174 184 187 185 192 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 177 Write 155 Mixed 111 SusWrite 184 115% 157 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 1.8 346% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 110%
WD Green 500GB (2009)-$23 63,281 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 386GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 89 92 93 93 94 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	39.5% Below average	Read 45.4 Write 46.5 Mixed 34.5 SusWrite 92 40% 54.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 119% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 39.5% Great: 54%
Verbatim STORE N GO 32GB 3,394 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 10GB free, PID 0302 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 397 Mixed 1.7 132% 199 MB/s	4K Read 69.7 4K Mixed 0 388% 34.8 MB/s
Poor: 3% Great: 10%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G KHX1600C10D3/4G KHX1600C10D3/8G KHX1600C10D3/4G 16GB 1,509 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	58.8% Above average	MC Read 20.2 MC Write 22.3 MC Mixed 18.6 58% 20.4 GB/s	SC Read 14.8 SC Write 19.5 SC Mixed 18 50% 17.4 GB/s	Latency 65.6 61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 63%

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Typical Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) Builds (Compare 6,763 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	3,379x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,662x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	457x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,240x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	559x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	405x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	414x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	305x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	207x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	376x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	248x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	205x

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Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16