MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 65% Destroyer	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 56.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	51% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	75.4% 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.

Very high background CPU (46%). 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	6.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150811
Uptime	2.6 Days
Run Date	Apr 16 '20 at 17:34
Run Duration	214 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	46%

PC Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	56.5% Above average	Memory 56.2 1-Core 92.9 2-Core 164 58% 104 Pts	4-Core 306 8-Core 445 47% 375 Pts	64-Core 489 30% 489 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2974) CLim: 1481 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	51% Above average	Lighting 62.9 Reflection 65.9 Parallax 58.7 51% 62.5 fps	MRender 70.7 Gravity 60.3 Splatting 56.6 50% 62.5 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150 68,337 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 87GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 58 55 53 55 50 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	75.4% Very good	Read 428 Write 406 Mixed 327 SusWrite 71.1 69% 308 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 63.8 4K Mixed 37.9 127% 43.7 MB/s	DQ Read 364 DQ Write 283 DQ Mixed 202 184% 283 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 126%
Kingston SVP100S296G 96GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 8GB free Firmware: CJR10202 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 179 Write 184 Mixed 124 36% 162 MB/s	4K Read 11.3 4K Write 45.8 4K Mixed 20.8 68% 26 MB/s	DQ Read 18.8 DQ Write 68.9 DQ Mixed 27.4 26% 38.4 MB/s
Poor: 61% Great: 69%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40 97,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 118GB free Firmware: JP4OA3MA SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 116 116 116 116 116 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	66% Good	Read 114 Write 122 Mixed 55.2 SusWrite 115 74% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 74%
WD My Book 25EE 8TB 12,029 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 2.5TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 112 109 110 112 118 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	54.5% Above average	Read 107 Write 122 Mixed 90 SusWrite 113 148% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 1.1 199% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 54.5% Great: 98%
Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex 1TB 3,701 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 48GB free, PID 5021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 37 29 38 36 37 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	14.7% Very poor	Read 38.8 Write 38.5 Mixed 17.2 SusWrite 35.3 43% 32.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 29% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 14.7% Great: 38%
WD 6400BEV External 640GB 100 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 339GB free, PID 1010 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 35 35 36 36 35 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	16.9% Very poor	Read 38.2 Write 32.3 Mixed 22.5 SusWrite 34.8 42% 32 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.4 56% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 16.9% Great: 19%
WD My Passport Essential USB 3.0 1TB 2,431 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 569GB free, PID 0730 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 38 38 38 38 38 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	18.5% Very poor	Read 36.5 Write 35.5 Mixed 25 SusWrite 37.4 45% 33.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 77% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 18.5% Great: 36%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905403-400.A00LF 4x4GB 255 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	39.2% Below average	MC Read 14.4 MC Write 14.4 MC Mixed 13.8 40% 14.2 GB/s	SC Read 6.8 SC Write 11.3 SC Mixed 13.7 30% 10.6 GB/s	Latency 139 29% 139 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 39.2% Great: 62%

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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	3,392x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,666x
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	407x

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 $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $40	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