MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 84% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 71% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	106% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	97.4% 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.

High background CPU (27%). 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	8.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150528
Uptime	5.4 Days
Run Date	Oct 15 '19 at 17:16
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	27%

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PC Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	79.7% Very good	Memory 88.3 1-Core 116 2-Core 229 82% 144 Pts	4-Core 383 8-Core 594 60% 488 Pts	64-Core 586 36% 586 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 79.7% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3722) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.30 Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	106% Outstanding	Lighting 138 Reflection 138 Parallax 140 112% 139 fps	MRender 153 Gravity 121 Splatting 93.1 97% 122 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 32GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 277 125 101 100 96 96 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	Read 431 Write 404 Mixed 323 SusWrite 132 72% 323 MB/s	4K Read 38.5 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 52.5 181% 65.5 MB/s	DQ Read 369 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 346 261% 351 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 115%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$192 33,949 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 1.5TB free Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 523 572 576 571 589 590 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	155% Outstanding	Read 617 Write 556 Mixed 502 SusWrite 570 126% 561 MB/s	4K Read 47.5 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 64.9 214% 74.8 MB/s	DQ Read 770 DQ Write 511 DQ Mixed 320 325% 534 MB/s
Poor: 154% ↑ This bench: 155% Great: 282%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 197GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 119 120 117 120 120 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	68.7% Good	Read 120 Write 116 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 119 79% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.2 224% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 68.7% Great: 108%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 578GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 165 162 163 163 163 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	97% Outstanding	Read 175 Write 152 Mixed 93.2 SusWrite 163 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 233% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C11 2x8GB 3,098 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 2133 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	53.4% Above average	MC Read 19.4 MC Write 19.5 MC Mixed 16 52% 18.3 GB/s	SC Read 13.9 SC Write 18.6 SC Mixed 16.6 47% 16.4 GB/s	Latency 69.2 58% 69.2 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 53.4% Great: 78%

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

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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	3,379x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,662x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	457x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,240x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	559x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	405x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	414x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	305x
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	205x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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