MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 92.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	32.2% 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	90.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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 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	14.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 12 '17 at 15:00
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 126 2-Core 253 90% 159 Pts	4-Core 472 8-Core 689 72% 580 Pts	64-Core 702 44% 702 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Gigabyte(1458 3732) CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 387.92 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	32.2% Below average	Lighting 40.3 Reflection 32 Parallax 38.2 33% 36.8 fps	MRender 38.6 Gravity 38.2 Splatting 36.8 31% 37.9 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 32.2% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 180GB free Firmware: 603ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 4278841 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 -72834055405465 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 71 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 2 (B1) Unknown 0 0 1 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 24 41 68722163736 (C2) HDA temperature 24 41 68722163736 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 4278841 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 4278841 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 4278841 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 99 99 4294967297 (E9) Unknown 0 0 4294963783 (EA) Unknown 0 0 378 (F1) Unknown 0 0 378 (F2) Unknown 0 0 790 (F4) Unknown 99 99 4718648	69.5% Good	Read 495 Write 194 Mixed 230 67% 306 MB/s	4K Read 20.4 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 15.2 106% 46.9 MB/s	DQ Read 127 DQ Write 198 DQ Mixed 51.4 70% 125 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 69.5% Great: 85%
Transcend SSD370 256GB-$110 5,249 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 136GB free (System drive) Firmware: N1114H Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st 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 100 100 311 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 116 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 29 (A3) Unknown 100 100 40 (A4) Unknown 100 100 24080 (A5) Unknown 100 100 87 (A6) Unknown 100 100 0 (A7) Unknown 100 100 24 (A8) Unknown 100 100 3000 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 0 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 57 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 33 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 206 (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 100 100 5 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 73446 (F2) Unknown 100 100 68501 (F5) Unknown 100 100 192640	90.5% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 289 Mixed 366 85% 384 MB/s	4K Read 21.3 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 35.6 132% 53.2 MB/s	DQ Read 275 DQ Write 278 DQ Mixed 66.5 108% 207 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 90.5% Great: 96%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 571GB free Firmware: CC41 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 114 99 74023120 (03) Spinup time 98 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3979 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 76 60 42448791 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 3792 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2645 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 5 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 76 57 404095000 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 235 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 96 96 8989 (C2) HDA temperature 24 43 64424509464 (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 26323854560155 (F1) Unknown 100 253 14529005414 (F2) Unknown 100 253 223136645024	88.4% Excellent	Read 140 Write 167 Mixed 121 107% 143 MB/s	4K Read 0.78 4K Write 5.36 4K Mixed 1.02 245% 2.38 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 112%

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 (76^th percentile)	74.2% Very good	MC Read 26.2 MC Write 26.7 MC Mixed 23 72% 25.3 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 24.2 SC Mixed 24.3 67% 23.3 GB/s	Latency 49.1 82% 49.1 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 85%

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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	3,385x
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