MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Sail boat	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 30% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	37.7% 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	79.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140408
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 17 '18 at 23:10
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	28%

PC Performing as expected (59^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	83.6% Excellent	Memory 88.7 1-Core 131 2-Core 246 87% 155 Pts	4-Core 423 8-Core 639 66% 531 Pts	64-Core 679 42% 679 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX Titan-$1,088 6,806 User benchmarks, average bench 47% Nvidia(10DE 1035) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.82 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	37.7% Below average	Lighting 45.7 Reflection 46.2 Parallax 53.9 37% 48.6 fps	MRender 51.4 Gravity 49.8 Splatting 42.1 38% 47.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 37.7% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 520 Series 120GB-$199 19,348 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 33GB free (System drive) Firmware: 400i SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 135 133 130 126 133 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	79.9% Very good	Read 402 Write 154 Mixed 204 SusWrite 131 49% 223 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 36.5 154% 59.8 MB/s	DQ Read 238 DQ Write 169 DQ Mixed 187 144% 198 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 79.9% Great: 88%
Transcend SSD340 128GB-$88 2,082 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 9GB free Firmware: SVN263 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 112 115 108 101 91 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	73.6% Very good	Read 422 Write 120 Mixed 153 SusWrite 107 44% 200 MB/s	4K Read 27 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 32.5 139% 55.6 MB/s	DQ Read 236 DQ Write 124 DQ Mixed 91.4 92% 151 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 84%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 79GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 135 132 131 119 119 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	75.6% Very good	Read 135 Write 141 Mixed 34.5 SusWrite 128 79% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.5 122% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 75.6% Great: 107%
Samsung Spinpoint F2 1TB-$60 32,476 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 575GB free Firmware: 1AG01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 92 94 92 94 94 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	50.8% Above average	Read 83.5 Write 89 Mixed 48.5 SusWrite 93.3 58% 78.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 155% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 50.8% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 12,350 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	48.3% Average	MC Read 16.4 MC Write 17.7 MC Mixed 14.5 46% 16.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 17.4 SC Mixed 15.7 45% 15.6 GB/s	Latency 68.8 58% 68.8 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 64%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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