MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 83% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 68% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 77.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	108% 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.
Boot Drive	99.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141223
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 13 '24 at 09:42
Run Duration	115 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	27%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	77.6% Very good	Memory 88.3 1-Core 113 2-Core 206 78% 136 Pts	4-Core 364 8-Core 511 55% 437 Pts	64-Core 562 35% 562 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 77.6% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Nvidia(10DE 1B80) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 551.23 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Lighting 139 Reflection 146 Parallax 135 113% 140 fps	MRender 117 Gravity 146 Splatting 121 104% 128 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 110%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Tcsunbow X3 240GB 3,491 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 70GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q0526A SusWrite @10s intervals: 241 247 127 123 114 110 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 404 Mixed 433 SusWrite 160 84% 373 MB/s	4K Read 39.6 4K Write 82.1 4K Mixed 52.6 171% 58.1 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 137 165% 289 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 116%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 6,144 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	50.7% Above average	MC Read 17.5 MC Write 18.5 MC Mixed 15.8 49% 17.3 GB/s	SC Read 15 SC Write 19.2 SC Mixed 16.3 48% 16.8 GB/s	Latency 79 51% 79 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 86%

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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	23.8"	1280 720	BNQ78E7 BenQ GW2480

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Typical Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) Builds (Compare 6,990 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	3,503x
Core i5-4690KIntel $59Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,710x
Core i7-4790Intel $125Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	474x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,300x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	574x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	415x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $44Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	424x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	314x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	212x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	384x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	256x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	211x

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