MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

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


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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 51.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Boot Drive	56.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Very high background CPU (68%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 09 '21 at 03:17
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	68%

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 Xeon E3-1226 v3-$256 2,019 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	51.3% Above average	Memory 66 1-Core 77.9 2-Core 168 59% 104 Pts	4-Core 204 8-Core 256 30% 230 Pts	64-Core 268 17% 268 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 79%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Micron_1100_MTFDDAV256TBN 256GB 50,765 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 126GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0MU033 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 106 249 287 152 137 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	56.8% Above average	Read 317 Write 325 Mixed 262 SusWrite 168 60% 268 MB/s	4K Read 14.7 4K Write 51.2 4K Mixed 23 79% 29.6 MB/s	DQ Read 203 DQ Write 215 DQ Mixed 252 178% 223 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 91%
Hitachi HTS541010B7E610 1TB 40,802 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 530GB free Firmware: 03.01A03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 52 89 98 99 101 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	61.2% Good	Read 132 Write 80.8 Mixed 66 SusWrite 79.7 66% 89.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 0.2 141% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 72%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 16JTF51264AZ-1G6K1 16GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	41.2% Average	MC Read 13.7 MC Write 16.9 MC Mixed 13.4 42% 14.7 GB/s	SC Read 10.3 SC Write 14.3 SC Mixed 9.5 32% 11.4 GB/s	Latency 111 36% 111 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 41.2% Great: 61%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	4	3	64	0"	1280 720

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Typical Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) Builds (Compare 6,792 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	1,670x
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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16