MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (19th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 81 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 52.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Boot Drive	58.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 11 '17 at 14:53
Run Duration	95 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 1.85 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	52.2% Above average	Memory 85.1 1-Core 21.7 2-Core 39.9 38% 48.9 Pts	4-Core 106 8-Core 328 24% 217 Pts	64-Core 587 36% 587 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 80%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston RBU-SNS6100S3128GD 128GB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 0GB free (System drive) Firmware: S8FM06.9 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 7 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 772 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 611 (A8) Unknown 100 100 1 (AA) Unknown 96 96 30064771368 (AD) Unknown 100 100 1769524 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 4 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 133 (C2) HDA temperature 43 43 43 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 2 (DA) Unknown 100 100 2 (E9) Unknown 100 100 1552 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 1426 (F2) Unknown 100 100 1077 (F4) Unknown 100 100 27 (F5) Unknown 100 100 52 (F6) Unknown 100 100 1052122	58.5% Above average	Read 478 Write 324 Mixed 393 88% 398 MB/s	4K Read 18.5 4K Write 36.6 4K Mixed 7.48 57% 20.9 MB/s	DQ Read 21 DQ Write 128 DQ Mixed 7.51 25% 52.1 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 74%
WD Black 500GB (2008)-$95 28,095 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 114GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 162 156 4900 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2222 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 3610 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2164 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 151 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2218 (C2) HDA temperature 115 98 32 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	34.9% Below average	Read 53.6 Write 67.8 Mixed 65.2 47% 62.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.56 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.31 91% 0.89 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 34.9% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLT4G3D1608ET3LX0. 4x4GB 1,102 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	45.1% Average	MC Read 15.9 MC Write 18.2 MC Mixed 15 47% 16.4 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 5 SC Mixed 8 24% 8.57 GB/s	Latency 71.8 56% 71.8 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 45.1% Great: 65%

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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	3,380x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,662x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	457x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,241x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	559x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	405x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	414x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	305x
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	205x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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