MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 82.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	25.3% 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	55.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Very high background CPU (47%). 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	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20140408
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 27 '18 at 11:02
Run Duration	188 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	47%

PC Performing as expected (56^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 Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	82.5% Excellent	Memory 92.5 1-Core 123 2-Core 221 84% 146 Pts	4-Core 391 8-Core 653 64% 522 Pts	64-Core 649 40% 649 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 6990 (Crossfire Disabled) 1,222 User benchmarks, average bench 21% XFX(1682 3160) 2GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.301.1901.0 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	25.3% Poor	Lighting 33.1 Reflection 24.4 Parallax 27.6 27% 28.4 fps	MRender 22.9 Gravity 26.2 Splatting 30.1 22% 26.4 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 25.3% Great: 25%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 530 Series 120GB-$79 15,015 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 14GB free (System drive) Firmware: DC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 92 73 84 74 82 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	55.9% Above average	Read 335 Write 77.3 Mixed 166 SusWrite 80.8 36% 165 MB/s	4K Read 18.5 4K Write 76 4K Mixed 25 100% 39.8 MB/s	DQ Read 196 DQ Write 119 DQ Mixed 99.5 90% 138 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 55.9% Great: 79%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 170GB free Firmware: R0105A SusWrite @10s intervals: 351 195 133 136 153 163 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	70% Good	Read 400 Write 432 Mixed 347 SusWrite 188 77% 342 MB/s	4K Read 20.8 4K Write 87.3 4K Mixed 23.8 108% 44 MB/s	DQ Read 156 DQ Write 292 DQ Mixed 1.2 64% 150 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 100%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 223GB free Firmware: R0105A SusWrite @10s intervals: 352 345 343 393 394 390 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 445 Mixed 421 SusWrite 369 98% 434 MB/s	4K Read 36.8 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 34.2 161% 62.5 MB/s	DQ Read 191 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 49.4 93% 181 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 100%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 96GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 109 105 109 109 111 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	59.4% Above average	Read 98 Write 102 Mixed 69 SusWrite 109 70% 94.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 162% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 69%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 314GB free Firmware: KC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 102 99 103 102 104 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	59.9% Above average	Read 107 Write 104 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 102 68% 93.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 119% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 907GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 156 148 153 155 157 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	80.8% Excellent	Read 128 Write 120 Mixed 81.8 SusWrite 154 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 126% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GB 48,796 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	32.6% Below average	MC Read 10.6 MC Write 10.7 MC Mixed 9.3 29% 10.2 GB/s	SC Read 9.6 SC Write 10.8 SC Mixed 10 29% 10.1 GB/s	Latency 63 64% 63 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 32.6% Great: 63%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	3,385x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,665x
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 $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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Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $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