MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 64.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	75.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 month ago, 2 month ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150811
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 08 '24 at 07:52
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	31%

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PC Performing as expected (41^st 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 below expectations (23^rd percentile)	64.8% Good	Memory 69.8 1-Core 101 2-Core 194 68% 122 Pts	4-Core 350 8-Core 323 46% 337 Pts	64-Core 353 22% 353 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 64.8% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% MSI(1462 375A) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 512.15 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	75.7% Very good	Lighting 94.9 Reflection 140 Parallax 97.8 77% 111 fps	MRender 98.1 Gravity 91.5 Splatting 79.7 72% 89.8 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force 3 240GB-$232 6,637 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 15GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 123 58 87 51 49 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 289 Write 130 Mixed 140 SusWrite 82.9 35% 160 MB/s	4K Read 20.7 4K Write 45.6 4K Mixed 25.9 89% 30.7 MB/s	DQ Read 357 DQ Write 182 DQ Mixed 147 142% 229 MB/s
Poor: 31% Great: 67%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 107GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 71 70 70 70 70 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	41.4% Average	Read 74.2 Write 75.9 Mixed 53.1 SusWrite 69.9 50% 68.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 172% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 41.4% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/4G KHX1866C10D3/4G KHX1600C10D3/4G KHX1866C10D3/4G 16GB 432 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 1600, 1333, 1600, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	58.9% Above average	MC Read 20.8 MC Write 22.1 MC Mixed 19 59% 20.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 19.6 SC Mixed 18.3 51% 17.9 GB/s	Latency 76.7 52% 76.7 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 63%

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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	70	57	60	23.5"	1920 1017	MSI3EA2 MSI MAG241C

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	3,398x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,671x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	459x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,247x
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 $79Bench 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	206x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16