MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	36.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	82.6% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140731
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 08 '18 at 20:00
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	TUN-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	76.1% Very good	Memory 92.7 1-Core 105 2-Core 216 79% 138 Pts	4-Core 332 8-Core 416 48% 374 Pts	64-Core 418 26% 418 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 8520) CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 390.77 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	36.3% Below average	Lighting 47.4 Reflection 45 Parallax 40.3 39% 44.2 fps	MRender 40.6 Gravity 40.7 Splatting 36.2 32% 39.1 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 36.3% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 120GB 22,489 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 52GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM01.7 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 400 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 85 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 238 (AD) Unknown 100 100 393246 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 9 (C2) HDA temperature 98 98 128850919454 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 629	82.6% Excellent	Read 505 Write 336 Mixed 396 92% 413 MB/s	4K Read 21.2 4K Write 91.7 4K Mixed 13.8 98% 42.2 MB/s	DQ Read 318 DQ Write 294 DQ Mixed 59.7 112% 224 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 82.6% Great: 83%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 323GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 168 166 2600 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 179 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 399 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 253 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 72 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 0 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 1357 (C2) HDA temperature 123 111 20 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	73.4% Very good	Read 131 Write 125 Mixed 127 96% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1.21 4K Write 0.85 4K Mixed 0.32 102% 0.79 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 73.4% Great: 109%
ADATA HD650 1TB 1,807 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 195GB free, PID a35a Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	35.4% Below average	Read 71.6 Write 92.6 Mixed 63.2 99% 75.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.55 4K Mixed 0.15 59% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 35.4% Great: 47%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 16KTF1G64AZ-1G6E1 2x8GB 1,055 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	61.5% Good	MC Read 22.3 MC Write 23 MC Mixed 18.8 61% 21.4 GB/s	SC Read 15.3 SC Write 19.5 SC Mixed 19.4 52% 18.1 GB/s	Latency 62.8 64% 62.8 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 61.5% Great: 61%

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

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Typical Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) Builds (Compare 6,796 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	3,397x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,671x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	458x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,247x
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 $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	306x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16