MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	54% 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)
Boot Drive	147% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 10 '19 at 21:34
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing as expected (54^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 way above expectations (96^th percentile)	86.9% Excellent	Memory 92.3 1-Core 128 2-Core 253 88% 158 Pts	4-Core 440 8-Core 646 68% 543 Pts	64-Core 658 41% 658 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 3671) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	54% Above average	Lighting 68.5 Reflection 68.3 Parallax 60.7 56% 65.9 fps	MRender 71 Gravity 63.5 Splatting 54 50% 62.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 144GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 575 583 494 301 302 302 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	147% Outstanding	Read 712 Write 590 Mixed 324 SusWrite 426 115% 513 MB/s	4K Read 43.3 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 54.1 199% 73 MB/s	DQ Read 770 DQ Write 632 DQ Mixed 653 502% 685 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 147% Great: 236%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$120 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 13GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 497 Write 480 Mixed 304 95% 427 MB/s	4K Read 43.5 4K Write 98.4 4K Mixed 52 185% 64.6 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 180 185% 300 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 67GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 34 36 39 40 38 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	21.5% Poor	Read 39 Write 32.8 Mixed 22.3 SusWrite 36 24% 32.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.2 40% 0.3 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 21.5% Great: 59%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 373GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 157 156 158 155 158 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	80.1% Excellent	Read 124 Write 94 Mixed 72 SusWrite 155 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: 0101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 194 204 206 201 202 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 191 Mixed 136 SusWrite 199 128% 174 MB/s	4K Read 6.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 410% 3.13 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 2133 C10 4x4GB 216 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 2133 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (49^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	58.4% Above average	MC Read 21.5 MC Write 21.2 MC Mixed 16.7 57% 19.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 22.6 SC Mixed 19.3 54% 19 GB/s	Latency 63.6 63% 63.6 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 80%

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Typical Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) Builds (Compare 6,764 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	3,380x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,662x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	457x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,241x
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	305x
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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Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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