MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 91.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	45.8% 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	39.1% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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 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.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 23 '17 at 23:14
Run Duration	115 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (49^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 3.5 GHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	Memory 92.8 1-Core 134 2-Core 264 91% 164 Pts	4-Core 524 8-Core 530 70% 527 Pts	64-Core 530 33% 530 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2972) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 381.89 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	45.8% Average	Lighting 55 Reflection 63.5 Parallax 51.6 45% 56.7 fps	MRender 70.6 Gravity 55 Splatting 52.2 48% 59.3 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 45.8% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Adata Premier SP550 480GB-$129 8,505 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 163GB free (System drive) Firmware: O1203AB Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 657 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 563 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 56 (A3) Unknown 100 100 524 (94) Unknown 100 100 76260 (95) Unknown 100 100 1119 (96) Unknown 100 100 953 (97) Unknown 100 100 1105 (A4) Unknown 100 100 25571 (A5) Unknown 100 100 82 (A6) Unknown 100 100 2 (A7) Unknown 100 100 19 (A9) Unknown 100 100 99 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 52 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 44152920735776 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 204884 (F2) Unknown 100 100 196639 (F5) Unknown 100 100 302057 (F6) Unknown 100 100 305040 (F7) Unknown 100 100 0	39.1% Below average	Read 494 Write 72 Mixed 102 48% 223 MB/s	4K Read 31.9 4K Write 3.99 4K Mixed 3.37 55% 13.1 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 39.1% Great: 95%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 125210968 (03) Spinup time 95 94 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 360 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 69 60 7428375 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 3569 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 360 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 99 99 1 (BE) vendor-specific 65 63 623050787 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 8 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 90 90 21127 (C2) HDA temperature 35 40 68719476771 (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 57990648431951 (F1) Unknown 100 253 3817752702 (F2) Unknown 100 253 82509682707	97.1% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 162 Mixed 95 107% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.81 4K Write 1.69 4K Mixed 0.24 92% 0.91 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 2133 C11 4x4GB 666 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 2133 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	63.1% Good	MC Read 22.4 MC Write 23.3 MC Mixed 19 62% 21.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 21 58% 20.4 GB/s	Latency 62.6 64% 62.6 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 63.1% Great: 79%

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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	3,383x
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 $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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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