MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	23.2% 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	78.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141223
Uptime	5.9 Days
Run Date	Apr 21 '19 at 04:42
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing above expectations (65^th 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 3.15 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	72.5% Very good	Memory 94.2 1-Core 104 2-Core 186 76% 128 Pts	4-Core 276 8-Core 438 44% 357 Pts	64-Core 446 28% 446 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 3966) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 419.17 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	23.2% Poor	Lighting 31.1 Reflection 23.1 Parallax 12.6 25% 22.3 fps	MRender 23.2 Gravity 20.2 Splatting 25.6 19% 23 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 23.2% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 500GB 35,237 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 110GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 291 272 222 187 187 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	78.6% Very good	Read 409 Write 299 Mixed 228 SusWrite 242 66% 294 MB/s	4K Read 17.2 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 26.3 114% 48.6 MB/s	DQ Read 283 DQ Write 304 DQ Mixed 209 181% 265 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 126%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 839GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 181 183 181 176 176 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 226 Write 175 Mixed 98 SusWrite 179 124% 170 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.2 247% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 109%
PNY USB 2.0 FD 8GB 1,804 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 5GB free, PID 005b Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.1 4.7 4.6 4.9 4.9 4 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	7.85% Terrible	Read 29 Write 4 Mixed 2 SusWrite 4.5 9% 9.88 MB/s	4K Read 11.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 42% 3.77 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 7.85% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 40,596 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	68.3% Good	MC Read 24.7 MC Write 26.3 MC Mixed 22.2 70% 24.4 GB/s	SC Read 14.8 SC Write 19.7 SC Mixed 17.9 50% 17.5 GB/s	Latency 59.3 68% 59.3 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 85%

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Gaming 42%

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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	3,402x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,672x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	459x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,249x
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 $76Bench 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 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16