MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Jet ski	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 65.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	49.7% 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	86.3% 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	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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 (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	3.3 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	8 Days
Run Date	Oct 25 '19 at 17:14
Run Duration	207 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	35%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd 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 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	65.5% Good	Memory 77.6 1-Core 104 2-Core 196 72% 126 Pts	4-Core 299 8-Core 363 43% 331 Pts	64-Core 369 23% 369 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 65.5% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325 82,117 User benchmarks, average bench 50% MSI(1462 2015) CLim: 1040 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.1.1 Performing below potential (68^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49.7% Average	Lighting 60.3 Reflection 48.5 Parallax 77.2 49% 62 fps	MRender 56.8 Gravity 51.7 Splatting 72.5 51% 60.3 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 1TB-$74 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 703GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 306 353 372 369 379 345 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	86.3% Excellent	Read 445 Write 420 Mixed 387 SusWrite 354 90% 401 MB/s	4K Read 29.6 4K Write 84.6 4K Mixed 39.4 140% 51.2 MB/s	DQ Read 38.2 DQ Write 117 DQ Mixed 57 50% 70.8 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 125%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$30 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 4GB free Firmware: U21010RL Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 425 Write 389 Mixed 260 80% 358 MB/s	4K Read 24.3 4K Write 86.5 4K Mixed 16.1 103% 42.3 MB/s	DQ Read 26.7 DQ Write 117 DQ Mixed 18.9 30% 54.1 MB/s
Poor: 35% Great: 86%
Crucial M500 240GB-$79 31,779 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 97GB free Firmware: MU05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 244 263 264 262 264 266 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	70.1% Very good	Read 386 Write 270 Mixed 289 SusWrite 260 68% 301 MB/s	4K Read 21.3 4K Write 82.6 4K Mixed 31.2 116% 45 MB/s	DQ Read 23.3 DQ Write 112 DQ Mixed 33.9 36% 56.4 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 91%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$33 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 528GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 94 94 95 95 95 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	60.2% Good	Read 115 Write 119 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 94.4 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 179% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 76%
WD Blue 2.5" 320GB (2010)-$18 39,749 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 230GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 61 63 64 64 62 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	36.2% Below average	Read 63.5 Write 50.7 Mixed 36.7 SusWrite 62.5 39% 53.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 98% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 36.2% Great: 47%
Seagate Expansion 4TB 22,017 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0708 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 93 95 95 96 95 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	46.1% Average	Read 65.7 Write 86.8 Mixed 73 SusWrite 94.1 59% 79.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 0.6 153% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 66%
Samsung M3 Portable 1TB 6,502 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 66GB free Firmware: 1306 SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 54 54 54 54 54 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	31.7% Below average	Read 56.5 Write 39.7 Mixed 40 SusWrite 53.8 35% 47.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 106% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 31.7% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1315 BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 1315 1315 BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 12GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1333, 1600, 1333, 1600 MHz 2048, 4096, 2048, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	45.7% Average	MC Read 16.4 MC Write 17 MC Mixed 14.8 46% 16.1 GB/s	SC Read 10.3 SC Write 14.3 SC Mixed 12.8 36% 12.5 GB/s	Latency 85.2 47% 85.2 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 45.7% Great: 54%

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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	3,402x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,673x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	459x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,249x
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 $76Bench 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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Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16