MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 56% Gunboat	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (14th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 86 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 below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 44.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	35.3% 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)
Memory	20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB 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 (93%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	10.4 GB free of 20 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	6 Days
Run Date	Jul 03 '21 at 02:53
Run Duration	210 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	93%

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PC Performing way below expectations (14^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 (5^th percentile)	44.2% Average	Memory 67.6 1-Core 51.4 2-Core 85.7 44% 68.2 Pts	4-Core 118 8-Core 148 17% 133 Pts	64-Core 127 8% 127 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 44.2% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3302) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.11 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	35.3% Below average	Lighting 42 Reflection 69 Parallax 41.9 34% 51 fps	MRender 41.4 Gravity 50.8 Splatting 44.8 37% 45.7 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 35.3% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 33GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 376 Write 361 Mixed 305 78% 348 MB/s	4K Read 18.1 4K Write 25.4 4K Mixed 19.4 66% 21 MB/s	DQ Read 393 DQ Write 416 DQ Mixed 416 310% 408 MB/s
Poor: 160% Great: 280%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 195GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 231 288 261 251 231 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	56.7% Above average	Read 270 Write 271 Mixed 240 SusWrite 245 58% 257 MB/s	4K Read 13.4 4K Write 16.2 4K Mixed 19.8 54% 16.5 MB/s	DQ Read 331 DQ Write 280 DQ Mixed 273 214% 295 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 504GB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 129 128 130 130 130 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	72.6% Very good	Read 126 Write 100 Mixed 62.7 SusWrite 127 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 72.6% Great: 114%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 291GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 147 149 147 145 145 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	74% Very good	Read 113 Write 97.9 Mixed 66 SusWrite 145 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 176% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 74% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9 Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G 20GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 1600, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	18% Very poor	MC Read 5 MC Write 5.8 MC Mixed 6.3 16% 5.7 GB/s	SC Read 5.3 SC Write 5.3 SC Mixed 4.2 14% 4.93 GB/s	Latency 107 37% 107 ns
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 18% Great: 47%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 19: 1R 4G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
19%	26%	27	101	7	100	23.8"	1920 1080	HPN3636 HP 24x

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

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	3,394x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,668x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	458x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,246x
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 $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	207x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	377x
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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16