MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 25% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 92.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	25.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	58.7% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	6.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 13 '17 at 22:38
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	TUR-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (70^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, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Memory 94.1 1-Core 132 2-Core 265 91% 164 Pts	4-Core 499 8-Core 666 74% 583 Pts	64-Core 667 41% 667 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R7 370-$153 39,178 User benchmarks, average bench 21% MSI(1462 2015) CLim: 1030 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.6.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	25.8% Poor	Lighting 31.3 Reflection 33.5 Parallax 37.4 26% 34 fps	MRender 30 Gravity 24.9 Splatting 39.4 26% 31.5 fps
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 25.8% Great: 23%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40 53,931 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 32GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41100RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2159 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1328 (A5) Unknown 100 100 111704932844 (A6) Unknown 100 100 2 (A7) Unknown 100 100 52 (A8) Unknown 100 100 15 (A9) Unknown 100 100 263 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 5 (AE) Unknown 100 100 369 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 63 66 283468169253 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 1271314972968 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 1174 (EA) Unknown 100 100 5039 (F1) Unknown 253 253 4336 (F2) Unknown 253 253 3722 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	58.7% Above average	Read 500 Write 135 Mixed 262 65% 299 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 44 4K Mixed 9.16 78% 27.1 MB/s	DQ Read 337 DQ Write 45.4 DQ Mixed 8.78 53% 130 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 101%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 22GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1164 (0C) Power cycle count 95 95 4883 (B1) Unknown 99 99 7 (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 62 55 38 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 88 (F1) Unknown 99 99 5790867956	95.1% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 412 Mixed 420 100% 450 MB/s	4K Read 46.9 4K Write 96.1 4K Mixed 27.2 157% 56.7 MB/s	DQ Read 47.8 DQ Write 102 DQ Mixed 122 80% 90.8 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 124%
Toshiba MK5076GSX 500GB-$54 7,200 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 55GB free Firmware: GS001A Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 1990 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 8886 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 74 74 10712 (0A) Spinup retry count 253 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 7900 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 30477 (C0) Power-off retract count 96 96 2396 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 88 88 128577 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 236223397924 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 2 (DC) Disk shift 100 100 113 (DE) Loaded hours 83 83 7007 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0 (E0) Load friction 100 100 0 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 355 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0	39.6% Below average	Read 67 Write 70.8 Mixed 65.3 51% 67.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.34 4K Write 1.48 4K Mixed 0.28 73% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 39.6% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT351U6EFR8C-PB 8GB 320 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	60.4% Good	MC Read 22.2 MC Write 21.4 MC Mixed 17.1 58% 20.2 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 23.1 SC Mixed 20.9 58% 20.4 GB/s	Latency 59.6 67% 59.6 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 60.4% Great: 60%

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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	1,664x
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	405x

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 $15	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