MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 124% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 103% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 91.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	137% 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	63.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). 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	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 27 '17 at 14:43
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing above expectations (69^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 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Memory 97.5 1-Core 129 2-Core 256 91% 161 Pts	4-Core 457 8-Core 676 71% 566 Pts	64-Core 685 42% 685 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3660) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2780 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 384.94 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	137% Outstanding	Lighting 194 Reflection 213 Parallax 214 158% 207 fps	MRender 134 Gravity 192 Splatting 131 123% 152 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 137% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M550 512GB-$283 5,683 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 200GB free Firmware: MU01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 3 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 665 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 728 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 14 (AE) Unknown 100 100 32 (B4) Unknown 0 0 4403 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 74 51 210454249498 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 16 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 100 0 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 10518892204 (F7) Unknown 100 100 328826753 (F8) Unknown 100 100 6228180	118% Outstanding	Read 518 Write 484 Mixed 488 111% 497 MB/s	4K Read 31.5 4K Write 143 4K Mixed 39.4 174% 71.3 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 78.6 134% 261 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 111%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 240GB 13,500 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 125GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	63.8% Good	Read 331 Write 159 Mixed 198 50% 229 MB/s	4K Read 24.7 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 17.4 116% 49.7 MB/s	DQ Read 144 DQ Write 174 DQ Mixed 51.7 69% 123 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 133%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 665GB free Firmware: 80.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 252 176 4375 (04) Start/Stop count 94 94 6247 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 93 93 5613 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1036 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 41 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 152 152 144206 (C2) HDA temperature 119 109 33 (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	49.3% Average	Read 90.7 Write 80.8 Mixed 86.5 65% 86 MB/s	4K Read 0.68 4K Write 2.13 4K Mixed 0.27 98% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 49.3% Great: 87%
WD VelociRaptor 500GB-$62 8,133 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 184GB free Firmware: 04.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 4875 (03) Spinup time 180 176 1983 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3654 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 81 81 14163 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1329 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 101 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 3553 (C2) HDA temperature 116 99 31 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 10 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 10 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 10	101% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 174 Mixed 155 127% 169 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3.81 4K Mixed 0.43 169% 1.81 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 40,596 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	71% Very good	MC Read 25 MC Write 25.7 MC Mixed 21.4 69% 24 GB/s	SC Read 19.5 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 23.7 64% 22.3 GB/s	Latency 48.2 83% 48.2 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 71% 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	3,383x
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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Value: 60% - Above average

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 $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