MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 83%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141223
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 28 '18 at 21:09
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	83% Excellent	Memory 94.5 1-Core 87.3 2-Core 209 75% 130 Pts	4-Core 416 8-Core 410 55% 413 Pts	64-Core 409 25% 409 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 7917) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 734GB free (System drive) Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 88 92 95 95 99 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	75.8% Very good	Read 171 Write 140 Mixed 76.7 SusWrite 93.2 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 150% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 109%
Seagate ST3160812AS 160GB-$47 10,399 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 24GB free Firmware: 3.ADH SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 46 49 49 48 49 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	26.5% Poor	Read 44.1 Write 41.1 Mixed 32.9 SusWrite 47.9 31% 41.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 121% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 26.5% Great: 40%
WD WD25 00JS-58NCB1 250GB 17,984 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 149GB free Firmware: 10.02E02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 56 56 56 57 57 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	33.1% Below average	Read 58.8 Write 58.3 Mixed 42.5 SusWrite 56 40% 53.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.1 192% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 33.1% Great: 35%
Seagate Desktop 2TB 3,779 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 1.5TB free, PID 3300 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 43 43 43 43 41 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	16.4% Very poor	Read 39.9 Write 40.9 Mixed 19.3 SusWrite 42.4 48% 35.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 30% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 16.4% Great: 19%
STECH Simple Drive 500GB 45 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 78GB free, PID ce04 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 41 43 43 43 43 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	20.4% Poor	Read 37.4 Write 40.9 Mixed 28.9 SusWrite 42.4 51% 37.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 91% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 20.4% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 47,852 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	58.6% Above average	MC Read 21.1 MC Write 20.9 MC Mixed 17.9 57% 20 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 19.3 SC Mixed 18.1 51% 17.8 GB/s	Latency 58.6 68% 58.6 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 62%

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Typical Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) Builds (Compare 6,789 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	3,394x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,669x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	458x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,246x
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 $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	207x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	377x
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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16