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MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

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Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
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Desktop
Desktop 0%
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Workstation
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (14th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 86 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.
ProcessorWith 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 46.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Boot DriveThe 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7917
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)  (all builds)
Memory27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 24 '23 at 07:17
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
46.3% Average
Memory 57.2
1-Core 55.1
2-Core 105
43% 72.4 Pts
4-Core 192
8-Core 360
33% 276 Pts
64-Core 390
24% 390 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑
This bench: 46.3%
 Great: 80%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 1TB-$88
416GB free
Firmware: M3CR045
SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 153 157 146 166 154 MB/s
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
46.1% Average
Read 163
Write 196
Mixed 172
SusWrite 153
39% 171 MB/s
4K Read 14
4K Write 31.3
4K Mixed 20
63% 21.8 MB/s
DQ Read 252
DQ Write 214
DQ Mixed 138
130% 201 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑
This bench: 46.1%
 Great: 125%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32
872GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 13057113
SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 103 109 98 112 104 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
78.5% Very good
Read 170
Write 134
Mixed 75.9
SusWrite 104
89% 121 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
170% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑
This bench: 78.5%
 Great: 109%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 498GB
464GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 71 73 69 73 70 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
46.4% Average
Read 91.3
Write 78.4
Mixed 49.4
SusWrite 70.4
53% 72.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.4
87% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑
This bench: 46.4%
 Great: 90%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
M378B1G73EB0-CK0 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
43% Average
MC Read 16.3
MC Write 18.3
MC Mixed 14.2
46% 16.3 GB/s
SC Read 5.9
SC Write 12.3
SC Mixed 8
25% 8.73 GB/s
Latency 136
29% 136 ns
Poor: 43% ↑
This bench: 43%
 Great: 58%
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 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) Builds (Compare 6,818 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples3,408x
Core i5-4690KIntel  $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples1,676x
Core i7-4790Intel  $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples461x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples1,251x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples561x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples407x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples414x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples306x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples209x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples379x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples248x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples207x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $648
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $293Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80Nvidia RTX 4070 $500Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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