MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 39% Jet ski


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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 83.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	53.3% 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	112% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

Very high background CPU (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140731
Uptime	3.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 13 '17 at 17:38
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	40%

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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	83.4% Excellent	Memory 89.9 1-Core 112 2-Core 234 82% 145 Pts	4-Core 415 8-Core 619 64% 517 Pts	64-Core 634 39% 634 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 83.4% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 3671) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 376.53 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	53.3% Above average	Lighting 68.2 Reflection 66.5 Parallax 59.3 56% 64.7 fps	MRender 70 Gravity 60.8 Splatting 51.6 49% 60.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 75GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q 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 99 99 3713 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1392 (B1) Unknown 97 97 46 (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 60 50 40 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 163 (F1) Unknown 99 99 25938625760	112% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 403 Mixed 412 98% 439 MB/s	4K Read 43.8 4K Write 93.2 4K Mixed 47 176% 61.3 MB/s	DQ Read 360 DQ Write 245 DQ Mixed 112 135% 239 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 616GB free Firmware: CC25 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 155518448 (03) Spinup time 96 96 0 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2497 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 79 60 95934615 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 5405 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2408 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 97 97 3 (BE) vendor-specific 63 56 655556645 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 199 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 88 88 25463 (C2) HDA temperature 37 44 25769803813 (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 -79280801312242 (F1) Unknown 100 253 30303038796 (F2) Unknown 100 253 1245729256936	78.3% Very good	Read 150 Write 123 Mixed 135 102% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.51 4K Write 1.35 4K Mixed 0.19 67% 0.68 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 78.3% Great: 114%
Multiple Card Reader 16GB 2,333 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 11GB free, PID 6366 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	17.8% Very poor	Read 30 Write 21.8 Mixed 13.7 26% 21.8 MB/s	4K Read 7.23 4K Write 2.29 4K Mixed 1.87 168% 3.8 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 17.8% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT41GU6AFR8A-PB 0420 F3-1600C11-8GNT 0420 F3-1600C11-8GNT 24GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	40.3% Average	MC Read 14.1 MC Write 14 MC Mixed 11.9 38% 13.3 GB/s	SC Read 11.2 SC Write 12.9 SC Mixed 12.7 35% 12.3 GB/s	Latency 67.3 59% 67.3 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 40.3% Great: 57%

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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	3,379x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,662x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	457x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,240x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	559x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	405x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	414x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	305x
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	205x

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Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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