MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 76% Battleship	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 58% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 74.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	104% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	15.6 GB free of 20 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141223
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Aug 04 '23 at 18:12
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing as expected (50^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 above expectations (76^th percentile)	74.5% Very good	Memory 92.7 1-Core 107 2-Core 209 79% 136 Pts	4-Core 327 8-Core 329 44% 328 Pts	64-Core 371 23% 371 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$255 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Gigabyte(1458 4074) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 536.67 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	104% Outstanding	Lighting 140 Reflection 126 Parallax 124 114% 130 fps	MRender 139 Gravity 98.1 Splatting 93.9 88% 110 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 17GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 495 Write 477 Mixed 343 98% 438 MB/s	4K Read 37.4 4K Write 76.8 4K Mixed 46.9 157% 53.7 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 224 206% 317 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 118%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 389GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 169 167 170 172 170 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Read 153 Write 150 Mixed 76.7 SusWrite 169 100% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 114%
Lacie P9220 1TB 645 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 793GB free Firmware: 1053 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 80 84 79 78 79 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	46.3% Average	Read 79.4 Write 106 Mixed 85.4 SusWrite 81 65% 88 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 0.6 174% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 46.3% Great: 61%
WDC WD40 EFRX-68N32N0 4TB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 884GB free, PID 2773 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.5 4.5 4.7 4.5 4.6 4.4 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	13.5% Very poor	Read 39.5 Write 41.6 Mixed 24.6 SusWrite 4.5 35% 27.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 107% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 13.5% Great: 60%
ST4000DM 004-2CV104 4TB 105 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 2TB free, PID 2773 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 35 37 36 37 35 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	18.6% Very poor	Read 53.1 Write 32.2 Mixed 32 SusWrite 35.6 49% 38.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.4 49% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 18.6% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1866 CL10 Series 0215 CMY8GX3M2B2133C9 1302 1866 CL10 Series 20GB 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	62% Good	MC Read 21.7 MC Write 23.7 MC Mixed 19.6 62% 21.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.8 SC Write 19.4 SC Mixed 19 51% 17.7 GB/s	Latency 62.8 64% 62.8 ns

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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	56	60	34"	1280 720	HPN36FB HP P34hc G4

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Typical Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) Builds (Compare 6,782 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	3,392x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,666x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	457x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,245x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	559x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	407x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	414x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	306x
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	206x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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