MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 31% Sail boat	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (17th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 83 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 an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 16.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is terrible.
Graphics	31.7% 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	42.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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 (87%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

14 months ago, 14 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	14.5 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 21 '23 at 00:01
Run Duration	190 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	87%

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PC Performing way below expectations (17^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 below expectations (0^th percentile)	16.6% Very poor	Memory 10.9 1-Core 33.6 2-Core 68.7 19% 37.7 Pts	4-Core 118 8-Core 251 22% 185 Pts	64-Core 104 6% 104 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 16.6% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85AE) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 528.49 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	31.7% Below average	Lighting 37.6 Reflection 56.5 Parallax 50 31% 48 fps	MRender 64.5 Gravity 38.9 Splatting 27.7 34% 43.7 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 31.7% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 66GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 130 147 149 173 166 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	42.9% Average	Read 220 Write 267 Mixed 219 SusWrite 151 48% 214 MB/s	4K Read 9.7 4K Write 24.1 4K Mixed 9.8 40% 14.5 MB/s	DQ Read 310 DQ Write 269 DQ Mixed 262 204% 280 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 42.9% Great: 99%
Adata XPG SX900 128GB-$103 6,500 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 29GB free Firmware: 5.6.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 84 90 88 75 68 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	34.3% Below average	Read 234 Write 127 Mixed 126 SusWrite 82.1 32% 142 MB/s	4K Read 9 4K Write 25.6 4K Mixed 12.6 43% 15.7 MB/s	DQ Read 174 DQ Write 118 DQ Mixed 131 102% 141 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 34.3% Great: 82%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 3GB free Firmware: CC25 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 133 Write 113 Mixed 64.5 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 126% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 51% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 90GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 116 128 93 86 86 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	69.8% Good	Read 138 Write 118 Mixed 72.5 SusWrite 105 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 69.8% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 102GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 103 108 116 114 121 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	89% Excellent	Read 200 Write 173 Mixed 75.2 SusWrite 110 102% 140 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1 172% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-14900CL8-4GBXM Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G 0420 F3-14900CL8-4GBXM Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G 24GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1867, 1600, 1867, 1600 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	27.7% Poor	MC Read 5.4 MC Write 14.4 MC Mixed 11.9 30% 10.6 GB/s	SC Read 3.7 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 7.9 19% 6.63 GB/s	Latency 395 10% 395 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 27.7% Great: 60%

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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	3,388x
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	1,245x
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 $90Bench 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 $269	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 $45	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