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 above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 88.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	99% 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.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, , 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141223
Uptime	2.6 Days
Run Date	Apr 24 '17 at 18:36
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Memory 95 1-Core 133 2-Core 262 92% 163 Pts	4-Core 448 8-Core 579 66% 513 Pts	64-Core 577 36% 577 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Asus(1043 8489) 2GB CLim: 1228 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 376.53 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 24% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 232GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 6505 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 2031 (B1) Unknown 99 99 6 (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 69 38 31 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 99 99 11 (EB) Unknown 99 99 95 (F1) Unknown 99 99 5327657216	91.1% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 232 Mixed 358 80% 364 MB/s	4K Read 46.5 4K Write 86.8 4K Mixed 26.5 150% 53.3 MB/s	DQ Read 335 DQ Write 242 DQ Mixed 75.9 114% 218 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 118%
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 250GB 28,058 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 41GB free Firmware: EMT21B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 6079 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1023 (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 51 42 49 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 20 (F1) Unknown 99 99 3744814718	112% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 416 Mixed 424 100% 452 MB/s	4K Read 48.8 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 46.2 192% 68.4 MB/s	DQ Read 47 DQ Write 289 DQ Mixed 27.9 63% 121 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 122%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 6062 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1108 (B1) Unknown 97 97 27 (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 63 48 37 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 131 (F1) Unknown 99 99 16254493613	99% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 351 Mixed 354 89% 404 MB/s	4K Read 45.7 4K Write 84.4 4K Mixed 27.6 149% 52.6 MB/s	DQ Read 363 DQ Write 243 DQ Mixed 78.4 119% 228 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 118%
WD WD30EURX 3TB-$141 1,455 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 3TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 180 165 5966 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2733 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 4159 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1056 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 307 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2425 (C2) HDA temperature 122 101 28 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	79.1% Very good	Read 133 Write 143 Mixed 130 102% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.73 4K Write 2.48 4K Mixed 0.27 106% 1.16 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 83%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GB 6,467 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	60.3% Good	MC Read 21.2 MC Write 21.8 MC Mixed 18 58% 20.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 21.9 SC Mixed 20 55% 19.3 GB/s	Latency 57 70% 57 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 65%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

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 $40	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