MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

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Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 49% Yacht	Workstation 15% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 42.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	42.2% 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)
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	24.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 24 '19 at 19:23
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	100%

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PC Performing below expectations (38^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, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	42.8% Average	Memory 53.2 1-Core 55.7 2-Core 66.6 38% 58.5 Pts	4-Core 175 8-Core 275 28% 225 Pts	64-Core 234 14% 234 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 42.8% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$245 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 85AA) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 425.31 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.2% Average	Lighting 47.6 Reflection 55 Parallax 44.6 39% 49.1 fps	MRender 68.2 Gravity 47.7 Splatting 62.3 49% 59.4 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 895GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 175 174 175 175 177 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 177 Write 164 Mixed 75.5 SusWrite 175 108% 148 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 211% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda Desktop 5TB-$124 3,845 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 3TB free Firmware: CC49 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 143 142 139 145 127 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	65.6% Good	Read 87.8 Write 85.8 Mixed 21.7 SusWrite 140 60% 83.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 0.6 164% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 65.6% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung 2133 CL11 Series 4x8GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	44.4% Average	MC Read 17.6 MC Write 19.1 MC Mixed 15.1 49% 17.3 GB/s	SC Read 4.9 SC Write 7.2 SC Mixed 10 21% 7.37 GB/s	Latency 149 27% 149 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 44.4% Great: 81%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

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Workstation 36%

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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	1,668x
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 $90Bench 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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Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16