MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	82.8% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors, 1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 28 '18 at 22:53
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	28%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4590-$188 151,366 User benchmarks, average bench 63% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	72.4% Very good	Memory 91.9 1-Core 82.3 2-Core 199 72% 124 Pts	4-Core 312 8-Core 288 41% 300 Pts	64-Core 276 17% 276 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 72.4% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB-$70 27,495 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 51GB free (System drive) Firmware: 526ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 207 180 184 175 205 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	82.8% Excellent	Read 380 Write 231 Mixed 278 SusWrite 190 60% 270 MB/s	4K Read 33.5 4K Write 88 4K Mixed 40.6 149% 54 MB/s	DQ Read 242 DQ Write 207 DQ Mixed 238 175% 229 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 94%
SanDisk X110 SATA M.2 128GB 1,324 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 30GB free Firmware: X231312 SusWrite @10s intervals: 274 281 287 289 287 271 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	86.1% Excellent	Read 462 Write 280 Mixed 194 SusWrite 282 68% 305 MB/s	4K Read 25.9 4K Write 88.4 4K Mixed 32.6 128% 49 MB/s	DQ Read 319 DQ Write 191 DQ Mixed 121 126% 211 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 160GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 66 70 68 68 69 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	43.3% Average	Read 82.7 Write 88.2 Mixed 58.3 SusWrite 68.2 55% 74.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 110% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 43.3% Great: 68%
ST1000LM 024 HN-M101MBB 1TB 323 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 464GB free, PID 1052 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 70 70 70 70 70 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	27.4% Poor	Read 53 Write 26.5 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 67.5 58% 43.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 27.4% Great: 43%
LaCie Rugged FW/USB 500GB 75 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 82GB free, PID 100c Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 41 42 42 42 42 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	16.6% Very poor	Read 36.5 Write 36.7 Mixed 26.7 SusWrite 41.4 48% 35.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.5 42% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 16.6% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GB 8,730 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	59.6% Above average	MC Read 19.9 MC Write 22.6 MC Mixed 19.4 59% 20.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.3 SC Write 18.3 SC Mixed 19.4 50% 17.7 GB/s	Latency 64.2 62% 64.2 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 63%

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Typical Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) Builds (Compare 6,771 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	3,384x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,665x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	457x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,245x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	559x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	406x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	414x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	306x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	207x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	376x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16