MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (21st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 79 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	58.1% 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	32.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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 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 (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	6.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20150811
Uptime	12.6 Days
Run Date	Dec 14 '18 at 01:04
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	41%

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PC Performing below expectations (21^st 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 way below expectations (7^th percentile)	68.3% Good	Memory 73.6 1-Core 104 2-Core 195 70% 124 Pts	4-Core 338 8-Core 624 58% 481 Pts	64-Core 611 38% 611 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 85AA) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	58.1% Above average	Lighting 73.3 Reflection 69.9 Parallax 66.7 60% 69.9 fps	MRender 69.3 Gravity 71.4 Splatting 62.8 55% 67.8 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 120GB-$109 51,792 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 13GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXT06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 23 23 23 24 40 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	32.9% Below average	Read 223 Write 21.3 Mixed 57.5 SusWrite 26.4 18% 82.1 MB/s	4K Read 14 4K Write 27.1 4K Mixed 13.2 52% 18.1 MB/s	DQ Read 254 DQ Write 32.7 DQ Mixed 39.1 55% 109 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 32.9% Great: 73%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 93GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 144 144 142 145 146 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	75.9% Very good	Read 120 Write 120 Mixed 22.3 SusWrite 144 73% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 162% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 75.9% Great: 108%
Maxtor OneTouch II 204GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 110GB free, PID 7100 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 12 12 12 12 12 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	15.8% Very poor	Read 13.8 Write 34 Mixed 19.5 SusWrite 12 29% 19.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 0.3 135% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 15.8% Great: 23%
ST320005 42AS 2TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 269GB free, PID 022a Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 13 13 13 12 13 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	12.4% Very poor	Read 36 Write 37 Mixed 25 SusWrite 12.5 36% 27.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 1 84% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 12.4% Great: 18%
WDC WD10 EARS-22Y5B1 1TB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 35GB free, PID 2329 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 12 12 12 12 12 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	12% Very poor	Read 35.8 Write 31.3 Mixed 27.3 SusWrite 12.1 34% 26.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.5 64% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 12% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 43,127 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	53.6% Above average	MC Read 20.2 MC Write 20.2 MC Mixed 18 56% 19.5 GB/s	SC Read 10.8 SC Write 16.3 SC Mixed 13.9 39% 13.7 GB/s	Latency 93.2 43% 93.2 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 63%

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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	3,394x
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 $80Bench 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) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16