MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 15% Tree trunk	Desktop 54% Yacht	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 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 49.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	31% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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 (74%). 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	27.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 19 '21 at 01:02
Run Duration	282 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	74%

PC Performing below expectations (22^nd 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 0.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	49.3% Average	Memory 96.4 1-Core 5.4 2-Core 9.4 34% 37.1 Pts	4-Core 17.2 8-Core 45.1 4% 31.1 Pts	64-Core 36.5 2% 36.5 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 49.3% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% PNY(196E 1138) 2GB CLim: 1468 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 471.68 Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	31% Below average	Lighting 41.3 Reflection 29.9 Parallax 33.6 34% 34.9 fps	MRender 22 Gravity 39.4 Splatting 32.4 26% 31.3 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 31% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2TB free (System drive) Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 72 86 65 113 103 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	75.2% Very good	Read 172 Write 149 Mixed 79.4 SusWrite 89.9 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 201% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 96%
WD My Book 25EE 6TB 6,646 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 4.5TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 17 18 13 23 17 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	26.8% Poor	Read 34.4 Write 35.2 Mixed 29.8 SusWrite 19.8 40% 29.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.6 4K Mixed 0.6 215% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 26.8% Great: 103%
WD My Book 25EE 8TB 12,029 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 4TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 17 18 13 22 17 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	21.6% Poor	Read 37.2 Write 35.4 Mixed 32 SusWrite 19.8 41% 31.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 1.4 180% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 21.6% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8GBH2X04F1AA28-15 0118 8GBH2X04F1AA28-15 Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G 32GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1600, 1600, 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	18.3% Very poor	MC Read 5.2 MC Write 4.9 MC Mixed 5.6 15% 5.23 GB/s	SC Read 1 SC Write 1.8 SC Mixed 2.3 5% 1.7 GB/s	Latency 52.7 76% 52.7 ns
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 18.3% Great: 57%

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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%	29	62	1	60	21.5"	1920 1080	AOC2269 2269W

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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	3,394x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,667x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	457x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,245x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	560x
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 $269	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 $177	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16