MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 93.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	50.5% 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	94.2% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	29.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	1.3 Days
Run Date	Sep 10 '16 at 15:02
Run Duration	231 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (64^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 (100^th percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	Memory 93.8 1-Core 130 2-Core 251 89% 158 Pts	4-Core 510 8-Core 677 75% 593 Pts	64-Core 690 43% 690 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290X-$549 37,353 User benchmarks, average bench 51% MSI(1462 3080) ≥ 4GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 16.300.2511.1001 Performing below potential (44^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.5% Above average	Lighting 59.2 Reflection 55.4 Parallax 60.1 48% 58.2 fps	MRender 60.6 Gravity 59.9 Splatting 76.5 55% 65.7 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 55%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 899GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1834 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 586 (B1) Unknown 100 100 0 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 71 58 29 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 46 (F1) Unknown 99 99 1223926158	104% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 389 Mixed 416 97% 437 MB/s	4K Read 37.5 4K Write 87.9 4K Mixed 34.4 147% 53.3 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 294 DQ Mixed 142 160% 274 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 133%
Samsung 840 Evo 1TB-$199 23,857 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 141GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0CB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 5438 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 2276 (B1) Unknown 99 99 10 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 66 52 34 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 99 99 1 (EB) Unknown 99 99 77 (F1) Unknown 99 99 29616822114	94.2% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 338 Mixed 342 87% 394 MB/s	4K Read 36.3 4K Write 73.8 4K Mixed 29.4 132% 46.5 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 248 DQ Mixed 105 135% 244 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 126%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 175 171 4241 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1856 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 5078 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1851 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 71 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 191 191 29714 (C2) HDA temperature 118 108 29 (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	80.8% Excellent	Read 141 Write 141 Mixed 134 104% 138 MB/s	4K Read 0.92 4K Write 2.33 4K Mixed 0.28 113% 1.18 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 84%
WD Elements 2TB 35,768 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 1.5TB free, PID 10b8 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	39.1% Below average	Read 92.8 Write 92.3 Mixed 60 102% 81.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.41 4K Write 1.75 4K Mixed 0.22 69% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 39.1% Great: 44%
JetFlash Transcend 256GB 61 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 235GB free, PID 1000, Jetflash 780 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	45.6% Average	Read 199 Write 71.1 Mixed 14.7 90% 94.8 MB/s	4K Read 3.38 4K Write 0.16 4K Mixed 0.005 18% 1.18 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GB 2,501 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	62.2% Good	MC Read 22.7 MC Write 22.3 MC Mixed 18.6 61% 21.2 GB/s	SC Read 15.1 SC Write 23.4 SC Mixed 21 57% 19.8 GB/s	Latency 60.2 66% 60.2 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 62.2% 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	3,385x
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