MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 94% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 69% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 54.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	173% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	123% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (94%). 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	6.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 28 '21 at 17:31
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	94%

PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Pentium G3430-$52 263 User benchmarks, average bench 57% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	54.8% Above average	Memory 78.1 1-Core 92.8 2-Core 170 66% 114 Pts	4-Core 185 8-Core 182 25% 184 Pts	64-Core 191 12% 191 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 63%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6900-XT-$1,000 16,057 User benchmarks, average bench 195% AMD(1002 0E3A) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 21.6.1 Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	173% Outstanding	Lighting 206 Reflection 256 Parallax 530 168% 331 fps	MRender 387 Gravity 197 Splatting 289 236% 291 fps
Poor: 177% ↑ This bench: 173% Great: 209%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$40 6,626 User benchmarks, average bench 171% 158GB free (System drive) Firmware: P2CR012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 243 232 215 214 214 214 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 531 Write 555 Mixed 536 SusWrite 222 104% 461 MB/s	4K Read 41 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 62 202% 72.4 MB/s	DQ Read 638 DQ Write 492 DQ Mixed 554 418% 561 MB/s
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 228%
Patriot Memory 506GB 47 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 457GB free, PID 6000 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 270 272 263 264 261 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	95.5% Outstanding	Read 258 Write 231 Mixed 129 SusWrite 249 288% 217 MB/s	4K Read 3.8 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 1.4 92% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 95.5% Great: 95%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 47,852 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	57.5% Above average	MC Read 20.3 MC Write 22.4 MC Mixed 18.5 58% 20.4 GB/s	SC Read 14.2 SC Write 18.2 SC Mixed 18.1 48% 16.8 GB/s	Latency 84.2 48% 84.2 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 62%

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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: 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	9	7	60	28.8"	1280 720	ACI2931 ASUS MX299

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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	3,397x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,671x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	458x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,247x
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 $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	306x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16