MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 52.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	78.7% 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	49.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 months ago, 5 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	16.7 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 21 '23 at 11:37
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	PHL-User
Background CPU	100%

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PC Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4460-$194 245,403 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	52.1% Above average	Memory 81.4 1-Core 53.8 2-Core 122 53% 85.7 Pts	4-Core 131 8-Core 157 19% 144 Pts	64-Core 210 13% 210 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Nvidia(10DE 1B81) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 546.17 Performing below potential (50^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	78.7% Very good	Lighting 97.6 Reflection 107 Parallax 97.3 80% 101 fps	MRender 92.7 Gravity 96.8 Splatting 93.2 77% 94.2 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Geil ZENITH R3 120GB 190 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 39GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q0526A SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 129 80 80 77 80 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile)	49.7% Average	Read 377 Write 84.1 Mixed 126 SusWrite 101 38% 172 MB/s	4K Read 13.6 4K Write 29.5 4K Mixed 23.3 66% 22.1 MB/s	DQ Read 250 DQ Write 79.1 DQ Mixed 76.5 79% 135 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 112%
Kingston SA400S37960G 960GB 56,609 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 523GB free Firmware: SBFKZ1.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 308 334 396 390 389 406 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	38.9% Below average	Read 152 Write 64.8 Mixed 32.5 SusWrite 371 35% 155 MB/s	4K Read 10.2 4K Write 10.3 4K Mixed 8.1 31% 9.53 MB/s	DQ Read 14.7 DQ Write 14.1 DQ Mixed 13.1 10% 14 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 38.9% Great: 102%
Seagate ST3160815AS 160GB-$46 33,785 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 149GB free Firmware: 4.AAB SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 71 73 73 72 74 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	49% Average	Read 98.9 Write 35.7 Mixed 48.4 SusWrite 71.8 47% 63.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 49% Great: 42%
ST350063 0A 500GB 24 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 238GB free, PID 2338 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 19 21 21 19 18 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	12.6% Very poor	Read 57 Write 22.7 Mixed 18.9 SusWrite 18.9 34% 29.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.1 6% 0.3 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 12.6% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 3x8GB 1,140 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 3 of 4 slots used 24GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	48.2% Average	MC Read 16.7 MC Write 18.5 MC Mixed 15.4 48% 16.9 GB/s	SC Read 10.2 SC Write 11.2 SC Mixed 12.9 33% 11.4 GB/s	Latency 63.3 63% 63.3 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 48.2% Great: 70%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	24	5	60	19.5"	1280 720	BNQ78E2 BenQ GL2070

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Typical Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) Builds (Compare 6,805 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	3,402x
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 $273	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 $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	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