MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	18.4% 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	71.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150811
Uptime	7.4 Days
Run Date	Aug 20 '21 at 23:50
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	PAN-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	86.5% Excellent	Memory 86.8 1-Core 132 2-Core 245 87% 155 Pts	4-Core 464 8-Core 695 72% 580 Pts	64-Core 691 43% 691 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85AC) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2052 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.41 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	18.4% Very poor	Lighting 9.5 Reflection 72 Parallax 4.7 8% 28.7 fps	MRender 69 Gravity 0.2 Splatting 67.9 39% 45.7 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 18.4% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA400S37960G 960GB 56,609 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 753GB free (System drive) Firmware: S3402101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 268 16 207 409 435 434 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	71.6% Very good	Read 426 Write 287 Mixed 111 SusWrite 295 62% 280 MB/s	4K Read 22.3 4K Write 73.3 4K Mixed 14.4 91% 36.7 MB/s	DQ Read 149 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 36.4 82% 164 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 102%
Sandisk PLUS 120 GB 120GB 14,313 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 112GB free Firmware: UE3000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 284 104 84 84 86 86 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	55.6% Above average	Read 458 Write 266 Mixed 274 SusWrite 122 62% 280 MB/s	4K Read 23.5 4K Write 41.9 4K Mixed 19.8 83% 28.4 MB/s	DQ Read 121 DQ Write 89.3 DQ Mixed 42.7 49% 84.4 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 55%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5471-050.A00LF KHX1600C10D3/8G 16GB 40 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	31.9% Below average	MC Read 11.1 MC Write 10.5 MC Mixed 8.3 28% 9.97 GB/s	SC Read 10.4 SC Write 12.2 SC Mixed 10.3 31% 11 GB/s	Latency 70.6 57% 70.6 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 31.9% 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	8	6	75	21.7"	1280 720	GSM5B34 MP59G

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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	3,397x
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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	306x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 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 $290	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