MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 78.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	71.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	99.7% 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.

Run History

1 month ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago, 26 days ago, 24 days ago, 19 days ago, 19 days ago, 18 days ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150528
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 26 '24 at 14:54
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing below expectations (39^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 as expected (45^th percentile)	78.7% Very good	Memory 86.9 1-Core 110 2-Core 211 78% 136 Pts	4-Core 381 8-Core 585 60% 483 Pts	64-Core 586 36% 586 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3050-$250 43,922 User benchmarks, average bench 75% Gigabyte(1458 40AA) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 536.23 Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	71.4% Very good	Lighting 96.7 Reflection 112 Parallax 84.9 79% 97.7 fps	MRender 79.9 Gravity 69.9 Splatting 62.9 57% 70.9 fps
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 79%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 135GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 338 276 291 286 293 283 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	Read 487 Write 456 Mixed 371 SusWrite 295 90% 402 MB/s	4K Read 40.7 4K Write 74.1 4K Mixed 49.6 164% 54.8 MB/s	DQ Read 152 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 251 189% 247 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 124%
Corsair Force LS 120GB-$98 9,315 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 92GB free Firmware: S9FM02.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 74 70 70 70 71 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	49.2% Average	Read 424 Write 87.2 Mixed 103 SusWrite 71.2 37% 171 MB/s	4K Read 24.8 4K Write 55.4 4K Mixed 11.2 81% 30.5 MB/s	DQ Read 98.7 DQ Write 107 DQ Mixed 12.3 34% 72.7 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 49.2% Great: 84%
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90 262,559 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 215GB free Firmware: 2B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 541 577 576 584 221 190 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 631 Write 580 Mixed 603 SusWrite 448 127% 566 MB/s	4K Read 46.4 4K Write 73 4K Mixed 42.6 164% 54 MB/s	DQ Read 175 DQ Write 4.1 DQ Mixed 2.6 24% 60.6 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 365%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2011)-$75 18,569 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 837GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 112 109 110 109 113 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	62.3% Good	Read 107 Write 111 Mixed 60.8 SusWrite 110 71% 97.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 128% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 20,728 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	49.1% Average	MC Read 17.3 MC Write 17.4 MC Mixed 15.2 48% 16.6 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 17.2 SC Mixed 15.6 44% 15.3 GB/s	Latency 69.6 58% 69.6 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 49.1% Great: 62%

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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	58	60	23.8"	1920 1017	DELD0DA DELL P2419H

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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	3,416x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,683x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	464x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,260x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	561x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	408x

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	208x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $122	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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