MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Yacht	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 35% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	52.4% 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	97.2% 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	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.

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Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141223
Uptime	1.8 Days
Run Date	Nov 16 '18 at 02:00
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	28%

PC Performing above expectations (60^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 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	79.7% Very good	Memory 92.6 1-Core 107 2-Core 216 80% 139 Pts	4-Core 387 8-Core 387 52% 387 Pts	64-Core 397 25% 397 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 79.7% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2974) CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	52.4% Above average	Lighting 65.3 Reflection 69.9 Parallax 62.6 53% 65.9 fps	MRender 71.7 Gravity 62 Splatting 55.5 51% 63.1 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52.4% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 53GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 282 125 126 124 124 124 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	Read 424 Write 280 Mixed 340 SusWrite 151 67% 299 MB/s	4K Read 34.6 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 53.6 177% 64.4 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 356 266% 354 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 172 174 174 172 175 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 142 Mixed 77.8 SusWrite 174 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 114%
Seagate Ultra Slim PL 1TB 834 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 810GB free Firmware: 0108 SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 40 41 40 40 41 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	22.4% Poor	Read 36.8 Write 38 Mixed 14.5 SusWrite 40 24% 32.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 0.7 195% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 22.4% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-17000CL9-4GBXM 0420 F3-12800CL8-4GBXM 0420 F3-17000CL9-4GBXM 0420 F3-12800CL8-4GBXM 16GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 2133, 1600, 2133, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	57.9% Above average	MC Read 20.5 MC Write 21.7 MC Mixed 17.3 57% 19.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.1 SC Write 19.7 SC Mixed 18.3 51% 17.7 GB/s	Latency 62.9 64% 62.9 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 58%

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Typical Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) Builds (Compare 6,795 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	3,396x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,671x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	458x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,247x
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	209x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	379x
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