MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (17th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 83 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 59.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	41.1% 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	34.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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 (27%). 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	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141223
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 06 '23 at 13:02
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	27%

PC Performing way below expectations (17^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 way below expectations (12^th percentile)	59.9% Above average	Memory 72.7 1-Core 98.6 2-Core 167 66% 113 Pts	4-Core 270 8-Core 297 37% 283 Pts	64-Core 284 18% 284 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon R9 390X 94 User benchmarks, average bench 48% MSI(1462 2015) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1040 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 22.7.1 Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	41.1% Average	Lighting 49.5 Reflection 70.2 Parallax 70.9 40% 63.5 fps	MRender 61.3 Gravity 51.9 Splatting 45.4 42% 52.9 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 41.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 118GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0105A SusWrite @10s intervals: 294 81 6.8 78 40 21 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	34.9% Below average	Read 450 Write 349 Mixed 357 SusWrite 86.9 69% 311 MB/s	4K Read 26.1 4K Write 6.4 4K Mixed 0.5 44% 11 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 34.9% Great: 100%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 479GB 2,088 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 68GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 301 266 162 96 62 63 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	61.6% Good	Read 462 Write 357 Mixed 370 SusWrite 158 75% 337 MB/s	4K Read 29.2 4K Write 29.7 4K Mixed 23.2 90% 27.4 MB/s	DQ Read 204 DQ Write 73.2 DQ Mixed 112 90% 130 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 61.6% Great: 102%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 138GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 132 146 121 128 172 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	81.2% Excellent	Read 140 Write 114 Mixed 77.7 SusWrite 142 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/4G 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBXL KHX1600C10D3/4G 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 16GB 128 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	52% Above average	MC Read 17.6 MC Write 21.6 MC Mixed 16.1 53% 18.4 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 17.7 SC Mixed 15.6 44% 15.3 GB/s	Latency 95.3 42% 95.3 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 62%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 30: 0P 2R 5G 5B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
30%	27%	45	214	59	100	27"	1920 1080	ACR0AED KB272 H

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	3,390x
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	406x

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