MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (17th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 83 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 64.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	43.8% 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)
Boot Drive	63.2% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 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 (65%). 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	2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	12 Days
Run Date	Oct 13 '18 at 08:36
Run Duration	195 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	65%

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PC Performing way below expectations (17^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 Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	64.2% Good	Memory 74 1-Core 90.4 2-Core 175 65% 113 Pts	4-Core 293 8-Core 557 51% 425 Pts	64-Core 580 36% 580 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6583) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 399.24 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	43.8% Average	Lighting 51.4 Reflection 58.3 Parallax 38.7 42% 49.5 fps	MRender 51.2 Gravity 70.3 Splatting 53.7 48% 58.4 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 43.8% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 28GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 140 129 92 113 113 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	63.2% Good	Read 416 Write 261 Mixed 225 SusWrite 134 57% 259 MB/s	4K Read 20 4K Write 39.5 4K Mixed 24.9 83% 28.1 MB/s	DQ Read 296 DQ Write 269 DQ Mixed 188 167% 251 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 21GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 157 156 114 135 158 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	79.3% Very good	Read 130 Write 109 Mixed 77 SusWrite 146 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 112%
Hitachi HDS721010CLA630 1TB 13,178 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 11GB free Firmware: JP4OA41A SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 64 71 58 71 77 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	57.3% Above average	Read 132 Write 130 Mixed 62.5 SusWrite 68 72% 98.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 157% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 22,320 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	42% Average	MC Read 15 MC Write 15.7 MC Mixed 12.7 41% 14.5 GB/s	SC Read 11.1 SC Write 15.4 SC Mixed 12.4 37% 13 GB/s	Latency 92.4 43% 92.4 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 42% Great: 63%

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

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	3,379x
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	1,240x
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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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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