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MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 76%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics104% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7917
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)  (all builds)
Memory15.6 GB free of 20 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141223
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateAug 04 '23 at 18:12
Run Duration171 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU 19%

 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$43
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
74.5% Very good
Memory 92.7
1-Core 107
2-Core 209
79% 136 Pts
4-Core 327
8-Core 329
44% 328 Pts
64-Core 371
23% 371 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 74.5%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$282
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 536.67
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
104% Outstanding
Lighting 140
Reflection 126
Parallax 124
114% 130 fps
MRender 139
Gravity 98.1
Splatting 93.9
88% 110 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 104%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$99
17GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0BB6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 495
Write 477
Mixed 343
98% 438 MB/s
4K Read 37.4
4K Write 76.8
4K Mixed 46.9
157% 53.7 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 224
206% 317 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 118%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$58
389GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 169 167 170 172 170 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
92.3% Outstanding
Read 153
Write 150
Mixed 76.7
SusWrite 169
100% 137 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 92.3%
Great: 114%
Lacie P9220 1TB
793GB free
Firmware: 1053
SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 80 84 79 78 79 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
46.3% Average
Read 79.4
Write 106
Mixed 85.4
SusWrite 81
65% 88 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 0.6
174% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 46.3%
Great: 61%
WDC WD40 EFRX-68N32N0 4TB
884GB free, PID 2773
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.5 4.5 4.7 4.5 4.6 4.4 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
13.5% Very poor
Read 39.5
Write 41.6
Mixed 24.6
SusWrite 4.5
35% 27.5 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.9
107% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 13.5%
Great: 60%
ST4000DM 004-2CV104 4TB
2TB free, PID 2773
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 35 37 36 37 35 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
18.6% Very poor
Read 53.1
Write 32.2
Mixed 32
SusWrite 35.6
49% 38.2 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.4
49% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 18.6%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1866 CL10 Series 0215 CMY8GX3M2B2133C9 1302 1866 CL10 Series 20GB
1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 4096, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
62% Good
MC Read 21.7
MC Write 23.7
MC Mixed 19.6
62% 21.7 GB/s
SC Read 14.8
SC Write 19.4
SC Mixed 19
51% 17.7 GB/s
Latency 62.8
64% 62.8 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 0: 0P 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 68 56 60 34" 1280 720 HPN36FB HP P34hc G4
Typical Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) Builds (Compare 7,142 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)

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