MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 30% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	35.1% 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)
Boot Drive	92% 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	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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Jan 13 '19 at 03:15
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	26%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st 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, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Memory 92.4 1-Core 132 2-Core 255 90% 160 Pts	4-Core 440 8-Core 685 69% 563 Pts	64-Core 722 45% 722 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6696) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.35 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	35.1% Below average	Lighting 39.6 Reflection 45.3 Parallax 37.2 32% 40.7 fps	MRender 56.8 Gravity 39.8 Splatting 51.9 41% 49.5 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 35.1% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX900 256GB-$164 6,726 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 178GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5.0.7a SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 216 220 206 212 196 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	92% Outstanding	Read 421 Write 293 Mixed 288 SusWrite 213 68% 304 MB/s	4K Read 34.3 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 42 166% 63.1 MB/s	DQ Read 288 DQ Write 233 DQ Mixed 154 144% 225 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 90%
Adata Premier SP550 480GB-$129 8,505 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 71GB free Firmware: O1203AB SusWrite @10s intervals: 304 206 75 75 76 75 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 433 Mixed 398 SusWrite 135 82% 367 MB/s	4K Read 34.4 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 50.5 178% 66.9 MB/s	DQ Read 298 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 240 201% 288 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 95%
Seagate ST3320613AS 320GB-$30 12,971 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 182GB free Firmware: CC2J SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 107 101 106 104 106 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	60.2% Good	Read 105 Write 100 Mixed 50.7 SusWrite 105 66% 90.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 119% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 65%
Seagate ST32000641AS 2TB-$174 8,506 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 442GB free Firmware: CC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 102 97 100 101 103 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	63.2% Good	Read 120 Write 88.7 Mixed 59.7 SusWrite 99.9 68% 92.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 1 166% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 73%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 2133 C11 4x4GB 524 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 2133 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (50^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	51% Above average	MC Read 17.5 MC Write 18.2 MC Mixed 15.2 48% 17 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 19.2 SC Mixed 17.5 48% 16.8 GB/s	Latency 63.3 63% 63.3 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 80%

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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	3,383x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,664x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	457x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,244x
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	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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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