MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 30% Sail boat


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 an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 89.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	36.9% 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	122% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	14.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 13 '18 at 18:08
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	32%

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 4 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Memory 93.6 1-Core 126 2-Core 251 88% 157 Pts	4-Core 496 8-Core 476 66% 486 Pts	64-Core 490 30% 490 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3202) CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 2052 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	36.9% Below average	Lighting 47.6 Reflection 45.1 Parallax 41.5 39% 44.7 fps	MRender 45.9 Gravity 41.5 Splatting 36.7 33% 41.3 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 36.9% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 115GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 472 470 474 481 482 462 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 484 Mixed 364 SusWrite 474 103% 459 MB/s	4K Read 38.3 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 49.5 182% 67.2 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 351 267% 361 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 124%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40 97,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 546GB free Firmware: JP4OA3MA SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 122 125 125 125 124 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	69.3% Good	Read 118 Write 123 Mixed 60.7 SusWrite 124 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 69.3% Great: 74%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 444GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 136 138 137 137 139 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	80.1% Excellent	Read 142 Write 95 Mixed 73 SusWrite 137 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2133 C11 4x4GB 641 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	62.3% Good	MC Read 22.5 MC Write 23.3 MC Mixed 18 61% 21.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 22.9 SC Mixed 19.8 57% 19.8 GB/s	Latency 60.8 66% 60.8 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 81%

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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	3,402x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,673x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	459x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,249x
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	206x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16