MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 86.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	53% 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	56.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	8.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2048 x 1152 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150811
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 24 '18 at 03:11
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (63^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 way above expectations (96^th percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Memory 91.6 1-Core 126 2-Core 247 87% 155 Pts	4-Core 440 8-Core 651 68% 546 Pts	64-Core 661 41% 661 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2974) CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.31 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	53% Above average	Lighting 66.8 Reflection 69.7 Parallax 61.8 54% 66.1 fps	MRender 63.3 Gravity 62.9 Splatting 59.2 50% 61.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M4 256GB-$218 17,938 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 99GB free (System drive) Firmware: 000F Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^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 16263 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 3071 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 98 98 81 (AE) Unknown 100 100 533 (B5) Unknown 100 100 11815552025847 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 94 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 0 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 211 (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 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 98 98 2 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0	56.2% Above average	Read 468 Write 237 Mixed 315 75% 340 MB/s	4K Read 13 4K Write 74.1 4K Mixed 4.81 65% 30.6 MB/s	DQ Read 112 DQ Write 108 DQ Mixed 5.5 33% 75.1 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 74%
OCZ Vertex 3 120GB-$42 25,948 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 57GB free Firmware: 2.22 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 4415705 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 0 0 -60370060306285 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1537 (AB) Unknown 0 0 0 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 151 (B1) Unknown 0 0 1 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 30 30 128850984990 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 4415705 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 4415705 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 4415705 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 2970 (EA) Unknown 0 0 3020 (F1) Unknown 0 0 3020 (F2) Unknown 0 0 1842	57.8% Above average	Read 489 Write 132 Mixed 205 60% 276 MB/s	4K Read 21.4 4K Write 59.2 4K Mixed 12.4 80% 31 MB/s	DQ Read 179 DQ Write 137 DQ Mixed 43 63% 120 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 82%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 803GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 131 126 6450 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2931 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 77 77 16813 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1648 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 44 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 49 49 453836 (C2) HDA temperature 117 99 30 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	58.4% Above average	Read 107 Write 96.2 Mixed 92.1 74% 98.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.47 4K Mixed 0.24 83% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C11 2x8GB 3,098 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 2133 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (53^rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	57.9% Above average	MC Read 21.4 MC Write 20.9 MC Mixed 16.8 56% 19.7 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 21.1 SC Mixed 18.6 53% 18.5 GB/s	Latency 64.7 62% 64.7 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 78%

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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	3,384x
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