MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Sail boat	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 25% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 85.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	27.8% 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	71.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Aug 27 '21 at 08:34
Run Duration	249 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (55^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 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	85.6% Excellent	Memory 94.5 1-Core 116 2-Core 235 84% 149 Pts	4-Core 454 8-Core 395 58% 424 Pts	64-Core 429 26% 429 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% MSI(1462 2827) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1241 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 471.11 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	27.8% Poor	Lighting 36.7 Reflection 45 Parallax 44.5 30% 42.1 fps	MRender 53.5 Gravity 46.4 Splatting 0.3 24% 33.4 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 27.8% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 1TB 17,192 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 422GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0813A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 11 8.5 8.7 8.2 7.6 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	71.1% Very good	Read 477 Write 446 Mixed 354 SusWrite 37.1 73% 328 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 91.1 4K Mixed 30.8 129% 49.7 MB/s	DQ Read 146 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 52.2 94% 178 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 101%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$95 26,217 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 614GB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 125 126 126 125 126 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	68.2% Good	Read 115 Write 112 Mixed 67 SusWrite 123 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 108%
Asmt ASM1156-PM 1TB 1,239 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 879GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 147 146 146 148 148 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	98.3% Outstanding	Read 196 Write 140 Mixed 40.2 SusWrite 146 95% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.5 122% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 98.3% Great: 101%
Toshiba X300 5TB-$125 12,743 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 3TB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 183 182 185 183 180 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 175 Write 176 Mixed 60.4 SusWrite 181 108% 148 MB/s	4K Read 6.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.2 457% 3.43 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 109%
Asmt ASM1156-PM 3TB 414 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 842GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 147 147 147 146 147 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	84.2% Excellent	Read 148 Write 107 Mixed 82.1 SusWrite 145 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 84.2% Great: 108%
Seagate ST6000VX0011-1T317Z 6TB 1,843 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 879GB free Firmware: CV11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 124 126 132 130 126 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	69% Good	Read 114 Write 116 Mixed 76.2 SusWrite 125 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 4.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 299% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 69% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMY8GX3M2B2133C11 0215 CMY8GX3M2A2133C11 0215 CMY8GX3M2B2133C11 0215 CMY8GX3M2A2133C11 16GB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	76.3% Very good	MC Read 27.8 MC Write 30.2 MC Mixed 23.6 78% 27.2 GB/s	SC Read 17.8 SC Write 21.6 SC Mixed 22.9 59% 20.8 GB/s	Latency 58.6 68% 58.6 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 82%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 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	8	6	144	24"	1280 720	BNQ7F31 BenQ XL2411Z

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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	3,383x
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 $94Bench 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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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