MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	75.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	109% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait 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.

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	3.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150811
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Aug 20 '19 at 20:46
Run Duration	113 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing below expectations (24^th 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 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	70.2% Very good	Memory 78.9 1-Core 104 2-Core 203 73% 129 Pts	4-Core 371 8-Core 278 46% 325 Pts	64-Core 227 14% 227 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 70.2% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% MSI(1462 3755) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	75.2% Very good	Lighting 88.6 Reflection 110 Parallax 114 72% 104 fps	MRender 134 Gravity 96.2 Splatting 77.9 81% 103 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 97%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 531GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 251 351 429 452 451 435 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 468 Write 425 Mixed 413 SusWrite 395 96% 425 MB/s	4K Read 34 4K Write 92.8 4K Mixed 47.9 162% 58.2 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 354 262% 347 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1333 C9 2x4GB 7,510 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	24.2% Poor	MC Read 7.8 MC Write 7.9 MC Mixed 7.5 22% 7.73 GB/s	SC Read 6.6 SC Write 7.1 SC Mixed 6.3 19% 6.67 GB/s	Latency 82.6 48% 82.6 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 24.2% Great: 54%

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

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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	3,383x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,664x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	457x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,244x
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	306x
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	206x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $15	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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