MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 40% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 77.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	56.8% 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	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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	15.7 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150811
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 15 '20 at 08:08
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	77.5% Very good	Memory 86.8 1-Core 110 2-Core 203 77% 133 Pts	4-Core 368 8-Core 577 58% 473 Pts	64-Core 577 36% 577 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325 82,117 User benchmarks, average bench 50% XFX(1682 9390) CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.1.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	56.8% Above average	Lighting 69.9 Reflection 62.5 Parallax 85.5 57% 72.6 fps	MRender 63.1 Gravity 57.7 Splatting 81.2 56% 67.3 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 13GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 488 Write 447 Mixed 384 98% 440 MB/s	4K Read 40.6 4K Write 95.3 4K Mixed 53 180% 63 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 352 264% 353 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 251GB 37 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 41GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 131 130 129 133 132 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	67% Good	Read 440 Write 132 Mixed 127 SusWrite 131 45% 207 MB/s	4K Read 27.5 4K Write 81.7 4K Mixed 17.8 108% 42.3 MB/s	DQ Read 324 DQ Write 125 DQ Mixed 49.6 83% 166 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 112%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 1TB-$56 127,507 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 444GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 110 110 110 105 109 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	42.8% Average	Read 41.5 Write 84.5 Mixed 48.3 SusWrite 107 52% 70.4 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 164% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 42.8% Great: 70%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 1TB 18,390 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 37GB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 91 92 92 91 92 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	50.5% Above average	Read 84.5 Write 65.3 Mixed 54.5 SusWrite 91.3 54% 73.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 158% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT51264BA160BJ.C8 Hynix HMT41GU6BFR8C-PB 1315 CT51264BA160BJ.C8 Hynix HMT41GU6BFR8C-PB 24GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	56.3% Above average	MC Read 20.7 MC Write 21.2 MC Mixed 16.4 56% 19.4 GB/s	SC Read 13.9 SC Write 20 SC Mixed 18.3 50% 17.4 GB/s	Latency 70.6 57% 70.6 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 56%

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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	3,400x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,671x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	459x

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 $94Bench 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 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16