MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 78.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	33.5% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	3.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 07 '17 at 20:44
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing above expectations (66^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 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	78.7% Very good	Memory 90.7 1-Core 105 2-Core 198 76% 131 Pts	4-Core 383 8-Core 403 52% 393 Pts	64-Core 379 24% 379 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3201) 2GB CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	33.5% Below average	Lighting 43.4 Reflection 41.9 Parallax 36.3 35% 40.6 fps	MRender 37.5 Gravity 38.3 Splatting 33.9 30% 36.6 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 33.5% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 199GB free (System drive) Firmware: 03.01A03 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 169 168 2533 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3532 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 88 88 9358 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3522 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 73 56 454295579 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 57 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 3502 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	93.3% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 145 Mixed 128 113% 151 MB/s	4K Read 0.73 4K Write 2.23 4K Mixed 0.3 106% 1.09 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 109%
WD My Passport 259F 1TB 11,016 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 871GB free, PID 259f Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	21.1% Poor	Read 41.7 Write 40.7 Mixed 35.1 50% 39.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.58 4K Write 1.96 4K Mixed 0.25 77% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 21.1% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 9,944 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	60.6% Good	MC Read 20.6 MC Write 23 MC Mixed 19.8 60% 21.1 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 19.9 SC Mixed 17.1 50% 17.7 GB/s	Latency 66.2 60% 66.2 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 60.6% Great: 70%

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Typical Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) Builds (Compare 6,764 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	3,380x
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	1,241x
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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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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