MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 84.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	51.2% 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	59.5% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). 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	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Feb 25 '18 at 02:44
Run Duration	236 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing above expectations (76^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 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Memory 97 1-Core 130 2-Core 234 88% 154 Pts	4-Core 399 8-Core 524 59% 462 Pts	64-Core 624 39% 624 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 390.65 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	51.2% Above average	Lighting 63.2 Reflection 68.5 Parallax 60.7 52% 64.1 fps	MRender 74 Gravity 60.5 Splatting 54.6 51% 63 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 14GB free (System drive) Firmware: 60AABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 8717655282 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 85 85 -52235392240520 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 829 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 136 (B1) Unknown 0 0 95 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 33 38 1005024837665 (C2) HDA temperature 33 38 1005024837665 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 112 112 8717655282 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 112 112 8717655282 (CC) Soft ECC correction 112 112 8717655282 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 94 94 1 (E9) Unknown 0 0 29118 (EA) Unknown 0 0 17657 (F1) Unknown 0 0 17657 (F2) Unknown 0 0 9273	59.5% Above average	Read 406 Write 104 Mixed 156 48% 222 MB/s	4K Read 27.1 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 13.7 115% 49.3 MB/s	DQ Read 66.2 DQ Write 119 DQ Mixed 30.3 41% 71.7 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 73%
WD WD5000AVVS-63H0B1 2TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 619GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 171 167 6441 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1432 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 81 81 14290 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 974 (10) Unknown 15 185 264278920270 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 160 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 1271 (C2) HDA temperature 110 106 40 (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	74.9% Very good	Read 149 Write 112 Mixed 126 97% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 0.21 98% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 91%
WD WD5000AVVS-63H0B1 500GB 11,411 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 373GB free Firmware: 01.01B01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 166 163 4683 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3202 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 5 5 69760 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1112 (BE) vendor-specific 60 46 40 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 427 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 3245 (C2) HDA temperature 107 93 40 (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	38.4% Below average	Read 67.5 Write 65.9 Mixed 65.4 50% 66.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.49 4K Write 1.84 4K Mixed 0.33 91% 0.88 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 38.4% Great: 51%
WDC WD10 JPVX-22JC3T0 1TB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 579GB free, PID 2352 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	17.7% Very poor	Read 39.5 Write 33.7 Mixed 27.2 41% 33.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.57 4K Write 1.47 4K Mixed 0.23 60% 0.76 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 17.7% Great: 20%
SanDisk Cruzer 16GB 251 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 14GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	24.3% Poor	Read 35.2 Write 33.8 Mixed 23.1 38% 30.7 MB/s	4K Read 9.95 4K Write 3.09 4K Mixed 2.4 224% 5.15 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 24.3% Great: 24%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 40,596 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	67.4% Good	MC Read 24 MC Write 24.5 MC Mixed 20.7 66% 23.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 23.4 SC Mixed 20.8 57% 19.8 GB/s	Latency 50.2 80% 50.2 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 67.4% Great: 85%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

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Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	3,384x
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	1,245x
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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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

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