MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 89.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	58.2% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150528
Uptime	9.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 10 '17 at 02:34
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (79^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 4.5 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Memory 94.8 1-Core 136 2-Core 270 93% 167 Pts	4-Core 457 8-Core 690 71% 573 Pts	64-Core 696 43% 696 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1541 MHz, MLim: 1782 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 385.28 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	58.2% Above average	Lighting 74 Reflection 74.5 Parallax 66.7 60% 71.7 fps	MRender 74.6 Gravity 67.9 Splatting 58.7 54% 67 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 274GB free Firmware: CC27 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 115 99 92917688 (03) Spinup time 96 96 0 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2180 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 80 60 109043626 (09) Power-on hours count 74 74 23554 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 232 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 98 98 2 (BE) vendor-specific 69 55 34948513823 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 58 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 29 29 142775 (C2) HDA temperature 31 45 -140737488355297 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 85907935861795 (F1) Unknown 100 253 66697258976 (F2) Unknown 100 253 69623724058	78.8% Very good	Read 160 Write 115 Mixed 114 97% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.47 4K Write 1.37 4K Mixed 0.26 74% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 114%
Hitachi HDS721010CLA632 1TB-$112 12,285 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 234GB free (System drive) Firmware: JP4OA41A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 99 86 131072 (02) Throughput performance 137 100 89 (03) Spinup time 132 100 25786777915 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 385 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 140 100 30 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 40996 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 382 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (B9) Unknown 100 100 65535 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 98 94306701 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 68 53 421789728 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 390 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 390 (C2) HDA temperature 187 127 201864642592 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	61.9% Good	Read 116 Write 99.8 Mixed 109 82% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.52 4K Write 1.51 4K Mixed 0.37 90% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 61.9% Great: 76%
SAMSUNG HD753LJ 750GB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 120GB free, PID 1018 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	22.8% Poor	Read 39.2 Write 41.1 Mixed 38.6 51% 39.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.72 4K Write 2.61 4K Mixed 0.52 109% 1.28 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 22.8% Great: 23%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 21,220 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	60.6% Good	MC Read 20.9 MC Write 21.9 MC Mixed 18.5 58% 20.4 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 23.2 SC Mixed 19.9 56% 19.7 GB/s	Latency 57.6 70% 57.6 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 60.6% Great: 62%

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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	3,404x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,673x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	459x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,250x
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 $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	306x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 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

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $250	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16