MSI Z97M GAMING (MS-7919)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 92.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	78.6% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7919
Motherboard	MSI Z97M GAMING (MS-7919) (all builds)
Memory	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3839 x 1611 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160218
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 22 '17 at 00:47
Run Duration	87 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5775C-$183 2,527 User benchmarks, average bench 85% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Memory 99.7 1-Core 138 2-Core 260 94% 166 Pts	4-Core 463 8-Core 710 73% 586 Pts	64-Core 714 44% 714 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 94%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SP900 256GB-$300 9,430 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 103GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5.8.2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 21896443 (05) Reallocated sector count 97 97 4 (09) Power-on hours count 85 85 -44461501434624 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 3066 (AB) Unknown 100 100 2 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 1354 (B1) Unknown 0 0 1 (B5) Unknown 100 100 2 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 38 58 77313212454 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 21896443 (C4) Reallocation count 97 97 4 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 21896443 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 21896443 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 95 95 137438953473 (E9) Unknown 0 0 22465 (EA) Unknown 0 0 21512 (F1) Unknown 0 0 21512 (F2) Unknown 0 0 21873	78.6% Very good	Read 476 Write 245 Mixed 314 76% 345 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 85.2 4K Mixed 21.4 119% 45.8 MB/s	DQ Read 228 DQ Write 201 DQ Mixed 75.8 95% 168 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 89%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$45 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 399GB free Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 118 99 180272064 (03) Spinup time 98 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 93 93 7667 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 74 60 28371468 (09) Power-on hours count 87 87 11891 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2964 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 2 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 66 47 571932706 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 454 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 83 83 34670 (C2) HDA temperature 34 53 77309411362 (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 26113401166510 (F1) Unknown 100 253 17682036666 (F2) Unknown 100 253 183560215057	88.2% Excellent	Read 151 Write 156 Mixed 120 106% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.61 4K Write 5.03 4K Mixed 0.73 199% 2.12 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GB 24,592 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 2400 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (100^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	98.2% Outstanding	MC Read 44.9 MC Write 29.6 MC Mixed 32.2 102% 35.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.9 SC Write 22.8 SC Mixed 22.9 60% 20.9 GB/s	Latency 37 108% 37 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 98.2% Great: 88%

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Gaming 43%

Speed boat

Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97M GAMING (MS-7919) - $667

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	190x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	138x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	23x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	67x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	37x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	36x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	16x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	16x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	15x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	22x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	19x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	17x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $1,309

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16