MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Jet ski	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 83.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	41.5% 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	91.6% 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	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 (45%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 days ago, 5 days ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 18 '23 at 22:22
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	45%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	83.1% Excellent	Memory 96.8 1-Core 107 2-Core 215 81% 140 Pts	4-Core 376 8-Core 538 57% 457 Pts	64-Core 557 34% 557 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Quadro P2000 13,958 User benchmarks, average bench 41% Nvidia(10DE 11B3) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1721 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 5GB, Driver: 528.49 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	41.5% Average	Lighting 49.5 Reflection 59.3 Parallax 49.1 40% 52.6 fps	MRender 48.3 Gravity 52 Splatting 58.2 44% 52.8 fps
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 41.5% Great: 42%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$55 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 172GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 268 254 256 202 175 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	91.6% Outstanding	Read 440 Write 455 Mixed 363 SusWrite 241 84% 375 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 67.9 4K Mixed 42.2 140% 47.6 MB/s	DQ Read 360 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 232 207% 312 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 118%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 395GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 96 98 96 94 97 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	47.3% Average	Read 68.6 Write 64.4 Mixed 52 SusWrite 95.7 52% 70.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 47.3% Great: 62%
Hitachi HDT725032VLA360 320GB 4,752 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 165GB free Firmware: V54OA52A SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 62 62 62 65 63 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	37.1% Below average	Read 66.2 Write 56.6 Mixed 38.5 SusWrite 62.6 41% 56 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 37.1% Great: 40%
Samsung HM500JI 500GB-$100 8,795 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 85GB free Firmware: 2AC101C4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 73 72 72 73 73 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 16% Great: 47%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$76 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 688GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 89 89 88 88 87 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	77.4% Very good	Read 182 Write 157 Mixed 87.3 SusWrite 87.7 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 204% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 77.4% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 40,596 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	70.7% Very good	MC Read 24.7 MC Write 26.4 MC Mixed 22.4 70% 24.5 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 21.3 SC Mixed 21.9 58% 20.1 GB/s	Latency 51.2 78% 51.2 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 85%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware.

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	68	57	60	27"	1280 720	HWP3325 HP 27er

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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	2,427x
Core i5-4690KIntel $95Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,228x
Core i7-4790Intel $207Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	323x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $340Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	910x
GTX 1070Nvidia $200Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	388x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $130Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	312x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $90Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	312x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	221x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	160x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	268x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	175x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	149x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $320	Nvidia RTX 3060 $350	Crucial MX500 250GB $34
Intel Core i5-12400F $150	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $419	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $106
Intel Core i5-12600K $194	Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti $800	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $50

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $381	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16