MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 89.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	68.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	51.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

7 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	5.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 25 '17 at 05:46
Run Duration	231 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	89.3% Excellent	Memory 93 1-Core 127 2-Core 250 88% 157 Pts	4-Core 493 8-Core 502 66% 497 Pts	64-Core 493 30% 493 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 82%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3281) CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2202 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 381.65 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	68.3% Good	Lighting 86.5 Reflection 82.7 Parallax 81.7 70% 83.6 fps	MRender 79.6 Gravity 76.8 Splatting 78.4 64% 78.3 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 60%
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 7917) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.14.4206 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 240GB 15,968 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 64GB free (System drive) Firmware: S8FM07.2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 8000 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1892 (A8) Unknown 100 100 6 (AA) Unknown 100 100 603 (AD) Unknown 100 100 18284840 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 56 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 20565	51.5% Above average	Read 490 Write 102 Mixed 58.4 46% 217 MB/s	4K Read 21.4 4K Write 84.1 4K Mixed 9.07 89% 38.2 MB/s	DQ Read 14.2 DQ Write 12.5 DQ Mixed 10.1 8% 12.3 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 629GB free Firmware: CC47 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 120 99 240237808 (03) Spinup time 98 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 5605 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 68 52 51627884603 (09) Power-on hours count 89 89 10077 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2508 (B7) Unknown 99 99 1 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 65541 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 68 50 120812732448 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 131 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 84 84 32565 (C2) HDA temperature 32 50 -140737488355296 (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 -110084306758118 (F1) Unknown 100 253 47802872977 (F2) Unknown 100 253 53205778910	103% Outstanding	Read 200 Write 160 Mixed 138 124% 166 MB/s	4K Read 0.61 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.31 97% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 112%
Seagate BUP BK 4TB 970 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 235GB free, PID ab28 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	19% Very poor	Read 27.3 Write 21 Mixed 3.84 19% 17.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.08 4K Write 3.31 4K Mixed 0.44 132% 1.61 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 19% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 78,181 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	59.3% Above average	MC Read 21 MC Write 21.8 MC Mixed 17.9 58% 20.2 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 22.1 SC Mixed 18.2 53% 18.6 GB/s	Latency 62.1 64% 62.1 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 62%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 42%

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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	3,383x
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	1,244x
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 $109Bench 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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Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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