MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 79.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	34.5% 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	60.2% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farver
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140408
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 31 '18 at 18:50
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690-$51 73,695 User benchmarks, average bench 67% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	79.6% Very good	Memory 90.8 1-Core 107 2-Core 215 79% 138 Pts	4-Core 394 8-Core 410 53% 402 Pts	64-Core 410 25% 410 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3201) 2GB CLim: 1543 MHz, MLim: 1902 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	34.5% Below average	Lighting 44.1 Reflection 44.9 Parallax 40.2 36% 43.1 fps	MRender 40.9 Gravity 40.9 Splatting 36.2 32% 39.3 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 34.5% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 14GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 20 20 20 18 20 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	60.2% Good	Read 497 Write 31.3 Mixed 41 SusWrite 20.4 31% 147 MB/s	4K Read 46.6 4K Write 21.6 4K Mixed 17.8 105% 28.7 MB/s	DQ Read 362 DQ Write 27.6 DQ Mixed 32.6 65% 141 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 108%
Seagate ST3750528AS 750GB-$65 22,230 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 460GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 93 95 95 95 95 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	53% Above average	Read 90.5 Write 95.5 Mixed 63 SusWrite 94.1 63% 85.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1 172% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9965525-008.A00LF KHX2400C11D3/4GX 9965525-008.A00LF KHX2400C11D3/4GX 16GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 1333, 2400, 1333, 2400 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	59.6% Above average	MC Read 21.3 MC Write 22.9 MC Mixed 17.9 59% 20.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.8 SC Write 19.7 SC Mixed 18.5 50% 17.7 GB/s	Latency 66 61% 66 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 60%

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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	3,393x
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	407x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	414x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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 $300	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 $40	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