MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 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 81.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	54.2% 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)
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

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System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	17.7 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	12.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 08 '23 at 13:11
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	30%

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PC Performing below expectations (34^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 4.2 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	81.3% Excellent	Memory 96.3 1-Core 114 2-Core 216 82% 142 Pts	4-Core 383 8-Core 389 52% 386 Pts	64-Core 394 24% 394 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Gigabyte(1458 371A) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 546.29 Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	54.2% Above average	Lighting 67 Reflection 70.5 Parallax 64.9 55% 67.5 fps	MRender 63.4 Gravity 68 Splatting 64 53% 65.1 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$100 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 17GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 432 Write 421 Mixed 321 87% 391 MB/s	4K Read 36.1 4K Write 76.3 4K Mixed 43.6 151% 52 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 225 207% 318 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 118%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$30 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 6GB free Firmware: Z33130RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 19 29 24 18 13 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	29.8% Poor	Read 318 Write 50.9 Mixed 43.7 SusWrite 21.1 23% 108 MB/s	4K Read 22.1 4K Write 17.7 4K Mixed 0.2 43% 13.3 MB/s	DQ Read 170 DQ Write 26.1 DQ Mixed 3.7 27% 66.8 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 29.8% Great: 86%
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 59GB free Firmware: 401000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 314 325 393 394 350 76 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	81.2% Excellent	Read 418 Write 402 Mixed 330 SusWrite 309 82% 365 MB/s	4K Read 20.7 4K Write 85.7 4K Mixed 20.9 104% 42.4 MB/s	DQ Read 341 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 174 175% 281 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 111%
WD My Passport 25E1 2TB 20,154 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 118GB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 38 39 40 40 40 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	22% Poor	Read 50.2 Write 36.1 Mixed 23.8 SusWrite 38.6 48% 37.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 95% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 22% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-2400C10-4GTX 0420 F3-2400C10-8GTX 0420 F3-2400C10-4GTX 0420 F3-2400C10-8GTX 24GB 109 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	82.5% Excellent	MC Read 29.7 MC Write 33.3 MC Mixed 25.3 84% 29.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.9 SC Write 22.7 SC Mixed 26.1 63% 21.9 GB/s	Latency 52.1 77% 52.1 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 94%

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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	165	27"	2560 1377	ACR052F XB271HU A

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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	3,409x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,676x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	462x

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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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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