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MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 25% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 64.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	49.2% 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	47.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (32%). 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	17.8 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150811
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 29 '23 at 01:57
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	32%

PC Performing below expectations (32^nd 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-$43 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	64.8% Good	Memory 93.2 1-Core 82.5 2-Core 156 68% 111 Pts	4-Core 210 8-Core 236 29% 223 Pts	64-Core 212 13% 212 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 64.8% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2974) CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 546.17 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49.2% Average	Lighting 59.6 Reflection 70 Parallax 61 49% 63.5 fps	MRender 68.2 Gravity 62.6 Splatting 56.1 50% 62.3 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 49.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$36 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 21GB free (System drive) Firmware: 605ABBF2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 98 90 101 86 93 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	47.2% Average	Read 217 Write 149 Mixed 149 SusWrite 91.3 34% 152 MB/s	4K Read 14.4 4K Write 54.4 4K Mixed 27.5 86% 32.1 MB/s	DQ Read 114 DQ Write 147 DQ Mixed 112 90% 124 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 47.2% Great: 73%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$19 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 92GB free Firmware: KC48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 39 29 41 48 63 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	41.1% Average	Read 101 Write 8.5 Mixed 22.6 SusWrite 42.6 32% 43.6 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.4 90% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 41.1% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C10 3x8GB 277 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 3 of 4 slots used 24GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	37.3% Below average	MC Read 13 MC Write 14 MC Mixed 12.9 38% 13.3 GB/s	SC Read 5.8 SC Write 9.9 SC Mixed 8.9 23% 8.2 GB/s	Latency 87.9 46% 87.9 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 37.3% Great: 60%

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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	13	2	144	24"	1280 720	ACR02F9 GN246HL

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Typical Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) Builds (Compare 7,144 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	3,596x
Core i5-4690KIntel $43Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,743x
Core i7-4790Intel $104Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	482x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,327x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	593x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	423x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	431x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	314x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	215x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	392x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	268x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	213x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

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