MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 76.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	70.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	99.4% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

24 days ago, 21 days ago, 21 days ago, 21 days ago, 21 days ago, 13 days ago, 11 days ago, 6 days ago, 6 days ago, 5 days ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150528
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 30 '24 at 00:12
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing below expectations (36^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 below expectations (33^rd percentile)	76.7% Very good	Memory 84.7 1-Core 112 2-Core 204 77% 133 Pts	4-Core 370 8-Core 570 58% 470 Pts	64-Core 573 36% 573 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 76.7% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3050-$230 43,922 User benchmarks, average bench 75% Gigabyte(1458 40AA) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 552.22 Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	70.6% Very good	Lighting 95.3 Reflection 110 Parallax 84.7 78% 96.7 fps	MRender 79.8 Gravity 69.2 Splatting 63 57% 70.7 fps
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 79%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 130GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 330 266 259 250 246 243 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	Read 467 Write 440 Mixed 366 SusWrite 266 86% 385 MB/s	4K Read 38.8 4K Write 69 4K Mixed 47.2 156% 51.7 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 350 264% 355 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 124%
Corsair Force LS 120GB-$98 9,315 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 92GB free Firmware: S9FM02.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 74 69 68 70 70 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	48% Average	Read 427 Write 84.3 Mixed 124 SusWrite 70.6 38% 177 MB/s	4K Read 22.6 4K Write 52.2 4K Mixed 11.3 76% 28.7 MB/s	DQ Read 112 DQ Write 92.9 DQ Mixed 12.9 34% 72.5 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 84%
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90 262,559 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 211GB free Firmware: 2B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 540 548 547 563 429 337 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	Read 609 Write 566 Mixed 588 SusWrite 494 127% 565 MB/s	4K Read 45.4 4K Write 70.4 4K Mixed 54.3 176% 56.7 MB/s	DQ Read 758 DQ Write 444 DQ Mixed 574 435% 592 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 365%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2011)-$75 18,569 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 837GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 111 110 111 111 111 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	65.2% Good	Read 117 Write 111 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 110 73% 99.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 65.2% 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 (30^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46.9% Average	MC Read 16.6 MC Write 16.5 MC Mixed 15 46% 16 GB/s	SC Read 12 SC Write 15.7 SC Mixed 14.4 40% 14 GB/s	Latency 73.9 54% 73.9 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 46.9% 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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Typical Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) Builds (Compare 6,820 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	3,409x
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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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