MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 25% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 78.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	26.2% 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	116% 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 (51%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 22 '19 at 17:48
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	51%

PC Performing above expectations (76^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 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	78.8% Very good	Memory 97 1-Core 110 2-Core 191 79% 133 Pts	4-Core 327 8-Core 616 56% 471 Pts	64-Core 624 39% 624 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Zotac(19DA 3265) 2GB CLim: 1215 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 441.20 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	26.2% Poor	Lighting 30.4 Reflection 28.5 Parallax 35.7 25% 31.5 fps	MRender 40.1 Gravity 36.8 Splatting 31.7 29% 36.2 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 26.2% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CT1000MX500SSD4 1TB 26,659 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 799GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR020 SusWrite @10s intervals: 364 437 453 456 434 419 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 461 Mixed 421 SusWrite 427 102% 454 MB/s	4K Read 35.9 4K Write 98.1 4K Mixed 51.3 172% 61.8 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 309 248% 348 MB/s
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 123%
Toshiba X300 6TB-$78 5,594 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4.5TB free Firmware: FS2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 195 206 199 197 198 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 187 Write 182 Mixed 73.8 SusWrite 198 117% 160 MB/s	4K Read 8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.2 511% 3.87 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 109%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 163 164 167 167 164 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 187 Write 159 Mixed 93.8 SusWrite 164 111% 151 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 1.1 229% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 2133 C11 4x4GB 310 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	74.9% Very good	MC Read 27.8 MC Write 28 MC Mixed 21.6 74% 25.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 22.6 SC Mixed 25.4 65% 22.6 GB/s	Latency 50.2 80% 50.2 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 80%

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

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	3,385x
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