MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 30% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 76.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	48.3% 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	74.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (36%). 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	3.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 13 '23 at 00:37
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	36%

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PC Performing as expected (49^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-$50 229,359 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 (84^th percentile)	76.7% Very good	Memory 90.3 1-Core 102 2-Core 206 76% 133 Pts	4-Core 365 8-Core 368 49% 367 Pts	64-Core 335 21% 335 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 76.7% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Asus(1043 85B8) 3GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 536.23 Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.3% Average	Lighting 56.9 Reflection 65.3 Parallax 60.4 46% 60.9 fps	MRender 66.3 Gravity 65.5 Splatting 60.6 52% 64.1 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
3 240GB SSD 240GB 3,846 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 155GB free (System drive) Firmware: T0707B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 284 368 343 98 87 56 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	74.4% Very good	Read 447 Write 388 Mixed 310 SusWrite 206 76% 338 MB/s	4K Read 31 4K Write 68.1 4K Mixed 23.3 113% 40.8 MB/s	DQ Read 152 DQ Write 313 DQ Mixed 51.4 91% 172 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 74.4% Great: 99%
WD WD5000AACS-00ZUB0 500GB 19,716 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 53GB free Firmware: 05.04C05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 67 67 66 65 65 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	38.3% Below average	Read 67.1 Write 67.8 Mixed 48.7 SusWrite 65.9 46% 62.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 38.3% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HP698650-154-HYAG 2x4GB 223 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	44.3% Average	MC Read 13.4 MC Write 18.1 MC Mixed 14.9 44% 15.5 GB/s	SC Read 13.4 SC Write 9.7 SC Mixed 8.3 30% 10.5 GB/s	Latency 66.9 60% 66.9 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 44.3% Great: 57%

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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	71	60	60	26.1"	1360 768	TCL0000 MT5531

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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	3,421x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,684x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	465x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,264x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	564x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	409x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	416x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	306x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	209x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	379x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	248x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	208x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16