MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 79.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
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.

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Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150811
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 30 '17 at 00:46
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	30%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd 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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	79.3% Very good	Memory 90.1 1-Core 120 2-Core 217 82% 142 Pts	4-Core 370 8-Core 591 59% 480 Pts	64-Core 580 36% 580 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 1970) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.71 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 47.7 Reflection 55 Parallax 44.8 39% 49.2 fps	Gravity 47.7 Splatting 48.3 42% 48 fps
Poor: 43% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Toshiba P300 3TB-$101 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 906GB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	83.6% Excellent	Read 174 Write 117 Mixed 144 109% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.61 4K Write 1.82 4K Mixed 0.21 82% 0.88 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 108%
Toshiba HDWD105 500GB-$49 9,420 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 124GB free (System drive) Firmware: MS1OA8J0 Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	79.2% Very good	Read 171 Write 105 Mixed 112 97% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.66 4K Mixed 0.21 92% 0.92 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 79.2% Great: 104%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$101 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 51GB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	65.6% Good	Read 106 Write 123 Mixed 93.5 80% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.69 4K Write 1.71 4K Mixed 0.2 83% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 65.6% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 22,320 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	58.3% Above average	MC Read 22 MC Write 20.5 MC Mixed 17.1 57% 19.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 21.6 SC Mixed 19.2 54% 19 GB/s	Latency 67 60% 67 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 63%

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

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Typical Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) Builds (Compare 6,815 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	3,407x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,675x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	460x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,251x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	561x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	407x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	414x
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	207x

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Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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