MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 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 72.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	33.7% 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	131% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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	3.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	Nov 13 '21 at 16:24
Run Duration	282 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing below expectations (34^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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	72.8% Very good	Memory 89.6 1-Core 62.8 2-Core 211 68% 121 Pts	4-Core 326 8-Core 325 44% 325 Pts	64-Core 323 20% 323 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% Asus(1043 8465) 2GB CLim: 1215 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing below potential (62^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	33.7% Below average	Lighting 38.7 Reflection 36.8 Parallax 51.7 32% 42.4 fps	MRender 53.8 Gravity 49.1 Splatting 39 38% 47.3 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 33.7% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250 40,327 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 68GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 453 491 448 451 424 411 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	Read 647 Write 518 Mixed 421 SusWrite 446 114% 508 MB/s	4K Read 38.5 4K Write 93.2 4K Mixed 52.2 175% 61.3 MB/s	DQ Read 777 DQ Write 293 DQ Mixed 377 320% 482 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 243%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 131 132 131 133 134 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	65.6% Good	Read 100 Write 94 Mixed 73.1 SusWrite 129 73% 99 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 129% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 65.6% Great: 88%
SanDisk Extreme USB 3.0 64GB-$72 6,221 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 5GB free, PID 5580 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 42 42 42 42 42 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	50.3% Above average	Read 41.5 Write 41 Mixed 23.4 SusWrite 41.6 50% 36.9 MB/s	4K Read 8.5 4K Write 10.8 4K Mixed 7.2 644% 8.83 MB/s	DQ Read 9.6 DQ Write 12.2 DQ Mixed 9 757% 10.3 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 50.3% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 27,024 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	48.4% Average	MC Read 16.6 MC Write 17.9 MC Mixed 13.6 46% 16 GB/s	SC Read 13.9 SC Write 18.6 SC Mixed 17 47% 16.5 GB/s	Latency 67.8 59% 67.8 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 63%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	3,383x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,665x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	457x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,244x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	559x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	406x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	414x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	306x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	207x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	376x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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