MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	52.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	93.2% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

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System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	28.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150811
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 01 '21 at 15:35
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	26%

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PC Performing as expected (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	77.2% Very good	Memory 94.4 1-Core 114 2-Core 229 83% 146 Pts	4-Core 337 8-Core 410 48% 374 Pts	64-Core 448 28% 448 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Gigabyte(1458 22FC) CLim: 1340 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.6.1 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	52.5% Above average	Lighting 66.9 Reflection 62.7 Parallax 91.6 54% 73.7 fps	MRender 64.5 Gravity 72.2 Splatting 46.5 49% 61.1 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 178GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 318 270 262 269 271 277 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	Read 469 Write 385 Mixed 336 SusWrite 278 82% 367 MB/s	4K Read 43.6 4K Write 52.1 4K Mixed 43.7 150% 46.5 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 123 DQ Mixed 197 159% 232 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 124%
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 896GB free Firmware: P3CR010 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 552 537 537 557 537 566 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 654 Write 480 Mixed 484 SusWrite 548 122% 541 MB/s	4K Read 48.2 4K Write 51.2 4K Mixed 48.6 162% 49.3 MB/s	DQ Read 685 DQ Write 92.9 DQ Mixed 198 193% 325 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 295%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 740GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 169 166 170 167 171 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 189 Write 164 Mixed 99.2 SusWrite 168 114% 155 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 227% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GB 1,661 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	87.9% Excellent	MC Read 33.3 MC Write 34.3 MC Mixed 27.6 91% 31.7 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 21.5 SC Mixed 27.6 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 58.6 68% 58.6 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 88%

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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	31.5"	1280 720	ECM3200 ECM4K320

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Typical Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) Builds (Compare 6,764 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	3,380x
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	1,241x
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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Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	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) $30	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