MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 76% Battleship	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 64% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 79.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	93.9% 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	72% 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 (12%). 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	9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 12 '24 at 11:07
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (60^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 (53^rd percentile)	79.5% Very good	Memory 85.9 1-Core 114 2-Core 221 80% 141 Pts	4-Core 394 8-Core 616 62% 505 Pts	64-Core 616 38% 616 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% MSI(1462 C303) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 552.22 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	93.9% Outstanding	Lighting 118 Reflection 129 Parallax 116 96% 121 fps	MRender 93.9 Gravity 121 Splatting 111 89% 108 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force GS 240GB-$261 4,179 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 33GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5.24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 114 131 124 111 123 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	72% Very good	Read 399 Write 224 Mixed 263 SusWrite 125 56% 253 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 60.2 4K Mixed 34.3 123% 41.8 MB/s	DQ Read 265 DQ Write 209 DQ Mixed 236 177% 237 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 72% Great: 93%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB 13,609 User benchmarks, average bench 146% 887GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 241 248 244 250 248 247 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	181% Outstanding	Read 384 Write 268 Mixed 104 SusWrite 246 182% 251 MB/s	4K Read 5.8 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 1.6 506% 4.03 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 181% Great: 213%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$25 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 303GB free Firmware: CC37 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 107 108 107 108 106 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	60.8% Good	Read 105 Write 103 Mixed 65.3 SusWrite 107 70% 95.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 163% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 70%
Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 1TB-$30 27,212 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 295GB free Firmware: ST6OA31B SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 72 71 72 71 72 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	44.1% Average	Read 81.9 Write 75.1 Mixed 43.7 SusWrite 71.5 50% 68.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 158% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 44.1% Great: 61%
WD WD5000LUCT-63C26Y0 500GB 2,409 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 466GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 104 102 104 103 103 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	58.7% Above average	Read 101 Write 94.9 Mixed 50.2 SusWrite 103 64% 87.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 43,127 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	58.8% Above average	MC Read 20.9 MC Write 21.7 MC Mixed 18.1 58% 20.2 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 21.9 SC Mixed 18.8 54% 18.9 GB/s	Latency 71 56% 71 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 58.8% 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 31: 0P 4R 2G 5B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
31%	19%	57	214	58	60	24"	1920 1017	SAM04D4 SyncMaster

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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	3,422x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,684x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	465x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,264x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	565x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	409x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	416x
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 $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

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