MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (11th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 89 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	86.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	62.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). 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	9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 31 '24 at 19:03
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing way below expectations (11^th 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 way below expectations (16^th percentile)	73% Very good	Memory 79.1 1-Core 110 2-Core 180 72% 123 Pts	4-Core 361 8-Core 519 55% 440 Pts	64-Core 443 27% 443 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 551.86 Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	86.9% Excellent	Lighting 110 Reflection 128 Parallax 120 90% 120 fps	MRender 93.7 Gravity 110 Splatting 93.8 81% 99.3 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 181GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 285 309 309 308 266 255 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	62.4% Good	Read 303 Write 307 Mixed 272 SusWrite 289 66% 293 MB/s	4K Read 15.6 4K Write 32.9 4K Mixed 18.3 64% 22.3 MB/s	DQ Read 318 DQ Write 255 DQ Mixed 240 192% 271 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 62.4% Great: 128%
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150 68,337 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 57GB free Firmware: EXT0CB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 365 104 47 46 48 50 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	58.1% Above average	Read 379 Write 250 Mixed 233 SusWrite 110 54% 243 MB/s	4K Read 12.1 4K Write 25.1 4K Mixed 29.4 69% 22.2 MB/s	DQ Read 315 DQ Write 285 DQ Mixed 249 201% 283 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 126%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$59 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 669GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 98 102 105 104 100 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	54.7% Above average	Read 89.1 Write 97.4 Mixed 64.6 SusWrite 101 65% 88.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 54.7% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 KHX1600C9D3/4GX 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 16GB 249 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	48.4% Average	MC Read 17 MC Write 17.5 MC Mixed 14.9 47% 16.5 GB/s	SC Read 13.9 SC Write 18.2 SC Mixed 16.1 46% 16.1 GB/s	Latency 82 49% 82 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 48.4% 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	65	49	60	27"	1280 720	SAM0D32 C27F390

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

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Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	3,402x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,673x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	459x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,249x
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 $51Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16