MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 66.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	46.7% 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)
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.

Very high background CPU (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	Цвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 27 '21 at 20:24
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	UKR-User
Background CPU	36%

PC Performing above expectations (68^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, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	66.5% Good	Memory 84.6 1-Core 84.7 2-Core 132 62% 101 Pts	4-Core 262 8-Core 399 41% 331 Pts	64-Core 386 24% 386 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 66.5% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399 68,699 User benchmarks, average bench 46% AMD(1002 0B00) ≥ 4GB CLim: 975 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.12.1 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	46.7% Average	Lighting 60.2 Reflection 70.4 Parallax 81.9 49% 70.8 fps	MRender 60.2 Gravity 56.2 Splatting 42.3 42% 52.9 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100 46,066 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 23GB free (System drive) Firmware: 580ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 23 35 37 36 37 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 57% Great: 87%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 37GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 126 118 127 126 129 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	69.4% Good	Read 117 Write 115 Mixed 70.1 SusWrite 125 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 69.4% Great: 69%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 593GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 136 136 138 139 136 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Read 171 Write 114 Mixed 21.6 SusWrite 137 80% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.5 146% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown GR1600D364L11/8G 16GB 49 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	58.7% Above average	MC Read 21.2 MC Write 22.8 MC Mixed 17.9 59% 20.6 GB/s	SC Read 13.5 SC Write 19.4 SC Mixed 17.9 48% 16.9 GB/s	Latency 72.5 55% 72.5 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 59%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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	3,397x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,671x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	458x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,247x
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 $80Bench 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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16