MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	43.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	90.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 31 '18 at 19:13
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	29%

Watch Gameplay: 580 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	83.5% Excellent	Memory 95.8 1-Core 118 2-Core 227 84% 147 Pts	4-Core 406 8-Core 443 56% 424 Pts	64-Core 428 26% 428 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Sapphire(1DA2 E366) CLim: 1411 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.7.1 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	43.1% Average	Lighting 53 Reflection 57.8 Parallax 69.9 43% 60.3 fps	MRender 56.2 Gravity 52.1 Splatting 49.8 43% 52.7 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 43.1% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 240GB-$78 26,547 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 165GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS131122 SusWrite @10s intervals: 325 147 169 91 143 170 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	90.8% Outstanding	Read 485 Write 452 Mixed 395 SusWrite 174 84% 377 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 38.6 150% 57.1 MB/s	DQ Read 323 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 198 186% 288 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 90.8% Great: 97%
WD Blue 250GB (2007)-$20 41,230 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 76GB free Firmware: 12.01B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 43 44 44 44 45 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	24.3% Poor	Read 40 Write 41 Mixed 34.3 SusWrite 44.1 30% 39.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 24.3% Great: 55%
WD WD5000AAVS-00ZTB0 500GB 13,629 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 145GB free Firmware: 05.04C05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 56 57 58 57 58 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	29.2% Poor	Read 44.5 Write 44 Mixed 31 SusWrite 57 32% 44.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 155% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 29.2% Great: 44%
Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 2TB-$249 29,211 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 26GB free Firmware: MN6OA580 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 80 83 82 82 82 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	45.7% Average	Read 77.5 Write 80.2 Mixed 53.5 SusWrite 81.4 54% 73.2 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 175% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 45.7% Great: 85%
Hitachi HUA723030ALA640 3TB-$37 11,382 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2TB free Firmware: MKAOAA50 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 151 154 154 154 153 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	86.5% Excellent	Read 148 Write 148 Mixed 81.5 SusWrite 153 97% 133 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.1 205% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 87%
WD G HM250 External 250GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 53GB free, PID 1100 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 35 36 37 37 38 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	16.4% Very poor	Read 34.5 Write 37.2 Mixed 31 SusWrite 36.5 48% 34.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 63% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 16.4% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 4,223 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	77.1% Very good	MC Read 27.8 MC Write 29.8 MC Mixed 25.2 79% 27.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 21.7 SC Mixed 21.1 57% 19.8 GB/s	Latency 54.5 73% 54.5 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 64%

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) Builds (Compare 6,801 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	3,400x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,672x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	459x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,248x
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 $80Bench 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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16