MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 71% Battleship	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 59% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	78.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	97.9% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). 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	10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	4.9 Days
Run Date	Dec 20 '23 at 02:16
Run Duration	116 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.6 GHz, turbo 5.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	87.5% Excellent	Memory 95.9 1-Core 126 2-Core 256 90% 159 Pts	4-Core 427 8-Core 609 65% 518 Pts	64-Core 650 40% 650 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Nvidia(10DE 119D) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 536.23 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	78.1% Very good	Lighting 95.9 Reflection 109 Parallax 97.6 78% 101 fps	MRender 95.1 Gravity 94.6 Splatting 95.8 78% 95.2 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 88%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Micron_1100_MTFDDAK1T0TBN 1TB 1,143 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 913GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0MU020 SusWrite @10s intervals: 226 447 442 369 370 375 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	Read 414 Write 470 Mixed 378 SusWrite 372 92% 408 MB/s	4K Read 26.7 4K Write 91.8 4K Mixed 39.5 140% 52.7 MB/s	DQ Read 363 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 339 256% 343 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4GBH1X04F1AA28-15 0118 4GBH1X04H1BB31-16 0118 4GBH1X04F1AA28-15 0118 4GBH1X04H1BB31-16 16GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1600, 1867, 1600, 1867 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	69.1% Good	MC Read 24.7 MC Write 25.6 MC Mixed 20.9 68% 23.7 GB/s	SC Read 18 SC Write 24 SC Mixed 21.3 60% 21.1 GB/s	Latency 53.6 75% 53.6 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 69%

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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: 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	49	12	60	23"	1280 720	SAM07CA SMS23A550H

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	3,392x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,666x
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	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	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 $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 $40	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