MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). 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	1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	1.7 Days
Run Date	Jan 31 '21 at 12:41
Run Duration	188 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing above expectations (80^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 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	87.7% Excellent	Memory 95.6 1-Core 103 2-Core 233 82% 144 Pts	4-Core 463 8-Core 456 62% 460 Pts	64-Core 456 28% 456 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 7917) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend SSD340 128GB-$88 2,082 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 7GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVN423b Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 476 Write 165 Mixed 199 61% 280 MB/s	4K Read 29.7 4K Write 86.8 4K Mixed 39.3 141% 51.9 MB/s	DQ Read 258 DQ Write 168 DQ Mixed 116 112% 180 MB/s
Poor: 46% Great: 84%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 95GB free Firmware: 608ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 100 104 112 105 115 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	69.4% Good	Read 260 Write 147 Mixed 188 SusWrite 109 39% 176 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 98.1 4K Mixed 40.7 151% 56.5 MB/s	DQ Read 116 DQ Write 150 DQ Mixed 117 93% 128 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 69.4% Great: 73%
WD WD400BD-22JMC0 40GB 1,139 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 3GB free Firmware: 05.01C05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 25 24 24 26 21 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 7% Great: 33%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 381GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 156 157 158 158 155 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 169 Mixed 108 SusWrite 155 109% 149 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.2 247% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 109%
Samsung M3 Portable 1TB 6,502 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 171GB free Firmware: 1306 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 96 96 96 96 96 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	53.6% Above average	Read 92.3 Write 55.4 Mixed 53.6 SusWrite 94.6 54% 74 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 121% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 59%
Seagate ST3250310AS 250GB-$44 34,705 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 109GB free Firmware: 3.AAC SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 57 57 58 58 57 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	41.8% Average	Read 88.6 Write 51 Mixed 48.1 SusWrite 57.1 45% 61.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 41.8% Great: 54%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C9 2x4GB 3,671 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	81.3% Excellent	MC Read 29.6 MC Write 30.7 MC Mixed 26.5 83% 28.9 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 21.7 SC Mixed 25 64% 22.5 GB/s	Latency 55.3 72% 55.3 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 81%

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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	3,389x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,666x
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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Value: 60% - Above average

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 $177	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