MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 63.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	2.97% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	72.1% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	8.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 06 '20 at 13:26
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing below expectations (22^nd 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 Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	63.3% Good	Memory 65.3 1-Core 106 2-Core 217 70% 129 Pts	4-Core 330 8-Core 538 53% 434 Pts	64-Core 603 37% 603 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 7917) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.3960 Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	2.97% Terrible	Lighting 2.57 Reflection 3 Parallax 3.34 2% 2.97 fps	MRender 10 Gravity 2.23 Splatting 5.3 5% 5.86 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 2.97% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0CB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 299 120 104 86 76 64 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	72.1% Very good	Read 427 Write 390 Mixed 309 SusWrite 125 70% 313 MB/s	4K Read 32.1 4K Write 64.6 4K Mixed 35.4 128% 44 MB/s	DQ Read 157 DQ Write 194 DQ Mixed 146 118% 166 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 118%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 335GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 106 106 102 104 106 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	60.9% Good	Read 106 Write 104 Mixed 73 SusWrite 105 72% 97.2 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 195% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 84%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 221GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 124 122 122 124 124 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	70% Very good	Read 120 Write 96.5 Mixed 68.5 SusWrite 124 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 112%
WD Black 6TB (2015)-$296 5,447 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 3.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 132 134 125 134 135 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	63.7% Good	Read 86.8 Write 173 Mixed 81 SusWrite 134 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 2.4 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 1 270% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 63.7% Great: 118%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C10 4x4GB 418 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 2133 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	48.5% Average	MC Read 19 MC Write 19.6 MC Mixed 16.1 52% 18.2 GB/s	SC Read 7.9 SC Write 13.4 SC Mixed 9.1 29% 10.1 GB/s	Latency 113 35% 113 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 48.5% Great: 86%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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	3,385x
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