MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 77.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	31% 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	52% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). 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	20.6 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 27 '18 at 20:41
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	77.8% Very good	Memory 87.1 1-Core 115 2-Core 229 81% 144 Pts	4-Core 369 8-Core 629 61% 499 Pts	64-Core 645 40% 645 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3202) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 398.11 Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	31% Below average	Lighting 40.1 Reflection 38.3 Parallax 34.2 33% 37.6 fps	MRender 35.2 Gravity 35.2 Splatting 32 28% 34.1 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 31% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme 120GB-$160 11,787 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 22GB free (System drive) Firmware: R112 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 98 92 92 91 92 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	52% Above average	Read 320 Write 125 Mixed 122 SusWrite 95 36% 166 MB/s	4K Read 10.4 4K Write 88 4K Mixed 22 90% 40.1 MB/s	DQ Read 126 DQ Write 133 DQ Mixed 124 95% 128 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 81%
WD WD5000AZDX-00SC2B0 500GB 560 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 175GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 101 99 99 100 97 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	55.3% Above average	Read 93 Write 95 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 99.3 65% 87.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.9 177% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 80%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 428GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 164 165 167 166 167 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 147 Mixed 29.3 SusWrite 166 94% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2 368% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CML8GX3M2A1600C9 0420 F3-2133C10-8GSR 0215 CML8GX3M2A1600C9 0420 F3-2133C10-8GSR 24GB 1600, 2133, 1600, 2133 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	47.5% Average	MC Read 16.1 MC Write 17.2 MC Mixed 14.5 46% 15.9 GB/s	SC Read 13 SC Write 17.5 SC Mixed 15.8 44% 15.4 GB/s	Latency 70.4 57% 70.4 ns

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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	3,382x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,663x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	457x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,243x
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	205x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	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 $184	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