MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 25% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 80.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	30.1% 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	82.9% 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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

High background CPU (26%). 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	6.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20150528
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 30 '15 at 08:37
Run Duration	231 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	26%

PC Performing below expectations (36^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 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	80.2% Excellent	Memory 86 1-Core 121 2-Core 236 83% 148 Pts	4-Core 400 8-Core 637 64% 519 Pts	64-Core 627 39% 627 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 670-$435 47,610 User benchmarks, average bench 28% Gigabyte(1458 3542) 2GB Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.5906 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	30.1% Below average	Lighting 36.6 Reflection 34 Parallax 41.6 30% 37.4 fps	MRender 47.2 Gravity 32.9 Splatting 34.4 31% 38.2 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 30.1% Great: 31%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 120GB-$109 51,792 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 11GB free Firmware: DXT09B0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 13920 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1660 (B1) Unknown 84 84 191 (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 70 49 30 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 99 99 5 (EB) Unknown 99 99 280 (F1) Unknown 99 99 24802401451	65% Good	Read 493 Write 132 Mixed 115 53% 247 MB/s	4K Read 26.5 4K Write 90 4K Mixed 9.35 100% 42 MB/s	DQ Read 310 DQ Write 103 DQ Mixed 28.8 68% 147 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 65% Great: 73%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$115 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 10GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 8564 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 513 (B1) Unknown 99 99 58 (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 67 57 33 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 199 (F1) Unknown 99 99 22909358312	82.9% Excellent	Read 511 Write 108 Mixed 195 59% 271 MB/s	4K Read 31.7 4K Write 99.7 4K Mixed 37.3 149% 56.2 MB/s	DQ Read 363 DQ Write 109 DQ Mixed 98.1 108% 190 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 124%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 41GB free Firmware: CC52 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 130643552 (03) Spinup time 92 91 0 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4615 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 64 60 90246043392 (09) Power-on hours count 89 89 10331 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 675 (B7) Unknown 16 16 84 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 83 34360394177 (BD) vendor-specific 99 99 1 (BE) vendor-specific 69 52 554958879 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 98 98 4104 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 46 46 109982 (C2) HDA temperature 31 48 55834574879 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 198 255 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -39376260163536 (F1) Unknown 100 253 63780965442 (F2) Unknown 100 253 101413201318	53.1% Above average	Read 101 Write 84.1 Mixed 82.8 67% 89.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.43 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.15 51% 0.49 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 96%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 35GB free Firmware: CC52 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 119 99 219011488 (03) Spinup time 92 91 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 526 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 67 60 5396001 (09) Power-on hours count 92 92 7242 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 449 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 96 12885098521 (BD) vendor-specific 99 99 1 (BE) vendor-specific 69 59 571736095 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 204 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 72 72 57084 (C2) HDA temperature 31 41 55834574879 (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 61027190313138 (F1) Unknown 100 253 20875926664 (F2) Unknown 100 253 16557762715	45.3% Average	Read 80 Write 78 Mixed 83.6 61% 80.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.49 4K Write 0.76 4K Mixed 0.17 54% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 45.3% Great: 96%
Hitachi HUS724040ALA640 4TB 1,620 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 11GB free Firmware: MFAOAA70 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 153 153 51570868755 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 410 (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 100 100 3011 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 301 (C0) Power-off retract count 94 94 7220 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 94 94 7220 (C2) HDA temperature 166 166 193274773540 (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 0	49.3% Average	Read 84.9 Write 86.6 Mixed 85.2 64% 85.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.71 4K Write 1.91 4K Mixed 0.36 105% 0.99 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 49.3% Great: 97%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsZ DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 1,961 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	56.4% Above average	MC Read 21.2 MC Write 20.8 MC Mixed 16.1 55% 19.4 GB/s	SC Read 14.7 SC Write 20.7 SC Mixed 18.5 51% 18 GB/s	Latency 71.2 56% 71.2 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 96%

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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) $30	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