MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 119% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 100% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 87.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	138% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	221% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

High background CPU (23%). 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	25.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	Цвета: 1024 x 768 - 32 Bit, Цвета: 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	2.6 Days
Run Date	Apr 25 '17 at 22:27
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	23%

PC Performing above expectations (83^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	87.7% Excellent	Memory 94.6 1-Core 130 2-Core 258 90% 161 Pts	4-Core 436 8-Core 657 68% 546 Pts	64-Core 651 40% 651 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 3751) CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2808 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 381.89 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	138% Outstanding	Lighting 196 Reflection 207 Parallax 186 160% 197 fps	MRender 133 Gravity 190 Splatting 132 123% 152 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 138% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba OCZ RD400 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$70 2,931 User benchmarks, average bench 185% 337GB free (System drive) Firmware: 57CZ4102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	221% Outstanding	Read 1,932 Write 1,408 Mixed 1,357 347% 1,565 MB/s	4K Read 43.2 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 35.7 180% 69.5 MB/s	DQ Read 44.5 DQ Write 143 DQ Mixed 34.8 44% 74.2 MB/s
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 221% Great: 242%
Intel 530 Series 240GB-$149 16,872 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 221GB free Firmware: DC32 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 -106068512339573 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 986 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 16 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 33 45 68722425889 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 16 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 335872 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 65535 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 28 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 65535 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 98 98 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 335872 (F2) Unknown 100 100 136690 (F9) Unknown 100 100 36355	82.9% Excellent	Read 451 Write 225 Mixed 307 72% 328 MB/s	4K Read 33.1 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 23.4 136% 53.8 MB/s	DQ Read 272 DQ Write 241 DQ Mixed 48.3 93% 187 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 91%
Intel 530 Series 240GB-$149 16,872 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 221GB free Firmware: DC32 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 129905580837359 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 985 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 20 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 34 49 73017655330 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 20 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 332859 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 65535 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 28 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 65535 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 98 98 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 332859 (F2) Unknown 100 100 131623 (F9) Unknown 100 100 35461	85.3% Excellent	Read 495 Write 259 Mixed 306 78% 353 MB/s	4K Read 34.2 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 19.4 132% 52.8 MB/s	DQ Read 273 DQ Write 245 DQ Mixed 52.2 96% 190 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 91%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GB 3,744 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	57.9% Above average	MC Read 19.8 MC Write 20.9 MC Mixed 17.4 55% 19.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 21.8 SC Mixed 19.1 55% 19.1 GB/s	Latency 58.2 69% 58.2 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 57.9% 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	3,385x
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