MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 65% Destroyer	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 81.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	78.4% 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	80.6% 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

25 days ago, 24 days ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	1.8 Days
Run Date	May 05 '24 at 17:36
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing as expected (47^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 above expectations (70^th percentile)	81.8% Excellent	Memory 94.3 1-Core 111 2-Core 213 81% 139 Pts	4-Core 374 8-Core 594 60% 484 Pts	64-Core 594 37% 594 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% MSI(1462 3232) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 552.22 Performing below potential (49^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	78.4% Very good	Lighting 97.8 Reflection 110 Parallax 98.8 80% 102 fps	MRender 96.3 Gravity 97.3 Splatting 86.8 76% 93.5 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 275GB-$42 16,792 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 98GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR070 SusWrite @10s intervals: 413 284 150 153 141 138 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	80.6% Excellent	Read 459 Write 455 Mixed 390 SusWrite 213 85% 380 MB/s	4K Read 24.5 4K Write 72 4K Mixed 34.5 120% 43.7 MB/s	DQ Read 236 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 302 220% 283 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 80.6% Great: 95%
Samsung 870 QVO 2TB-$165 41,734 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 272GB free Firmware: SVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 418 276 159 158 160 159 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	95% Outstanding	Read 476 Write 336 Mixed 356 SusWrite 222 78% 347 MB/s	4K Read 34.8 4K Write 62.1 4K Mixed 48.1 147% 48.3 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 352 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 128%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$90 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 190 191 190 191 192 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	78% Very good	Read 80.8 Write 110 Mixed 28.8 SusWrite 190 74% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2.1 380% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 78% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KF1866C10D3/8G KHX1866C10D3/4G KHX1866C10D3/4G 16GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	46.8% Average	MC Read 16 MC Write 16.3 MC Mixed 13.9 44% 15.4 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 14.6 41% 14.4 GB/s	Latency 57.5 70% 57.5 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 46.8% Great: 47%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 6: 0P 0R 1G 3B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
6%	8%	49	215	58	144	27"	2048 1152	HKC2736 27E6QC

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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	3,413x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,681x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	463x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,257x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 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	208x

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Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $109	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) $39	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