MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Speed boat	Desktop 80% Battleship	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	56.3% 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	98.3% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). 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	25.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 02 '22 at 19:51
Run Duration	234 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	73.3% Very good	Memory 82.4 1-Core 108 2-Core 200 74% 130 Pts	4-Core 346 8-Core 552 55% 449 Pts	64-Core 522 32% 522 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Gigabyte(1458 371A) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 496.76 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	56.3% Above average	Lighting 69.1 Reflection 110 Parallax 67.8 56% 82.2 fps	MRender 67.8 Gravity 71.1 Splatting 67.7 56% 68.9 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk S3 1T00 1TB 12,396 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 261GB free (System drive) Firmware: 401120RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 413 439 444 447 376 445 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	98.3% Outstanding	Read 327 Write 334 Mixed 296 SusWrite 428 78% 346 MB/s	4K Read 36.7 4K Write 83.2 4K Mixed 34.6 144% 51.5 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 232 206% 310 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 98.3% Great: 118%
Hitachi HCS5C2020ALA632 2TB 1,802 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 61GB free Firmware: ML6OA800 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 71 71 71 71 71 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	38.6% Below average	Read 64 Write 68.7 Mixed 43.8 SusWrite 70.3 45% 61.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 38.6% Great: 75%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 545GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 114 116 117 116 116 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	81.1% Excellent	Read 167 Write 141 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 116 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 114%
ST1000DM 003-1ER162 1TB 37 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 931GB free, PID 2773 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 194 204 197 192 201 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	73.9% Very good	Read 182 Write 112 Mixed 82.7 SusWrite 195 187% 143 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 88% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown ST102464BA160B.16F 1315 CT102464BD160B.C16 32GB 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	56.4% Above average	MC Read 21 MC Write 21.2 MC Mixed 16.4 56% 19.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 20.1 SC Mixed 18.9 51% 17.8 GB/s	Latency 76.1 52% 76.1 ns

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

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Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	3,388x
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 $90Bench 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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Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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