MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 91.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	52.6% 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	133% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 14 '18 at 04:32
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	Memory 95.9 1-Core 129 2-Core 263 91% 163 Pts	4-Core 466 8-Core 710 73% 588 Pts	64-Core 667 41% 667 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3161) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.1 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	52.6% Above average	Lighting 66.1 Reflection 65.8 Parallax 59 54% 63.6 fps	MRender 71.5 Gravity 62.3 Splatting 53.3 50% 62.3 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 68GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Read 715 Write 496 Mixed 551 130% 588 MB/s	4K Read 51.8 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 40.2 186% 65.9 MB/s	DQ Read 496 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 165 188% 326 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 236%
Seagate ST750LM022 HN-M750MBB 750GB 31,958 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 691GB free Firmware: 2AR10002 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 252 252 0 (03) Spinup time 89 89 3457 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3803 (05) Reallocated sector count 252 252 0 (07) Seek error rate 252 252 0 (08) Seek timer performance 252 252 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 4100 (0A) Spinup retry count 252 252 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 135 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2032 (B5) Unknown 100 100 7624203 (B7) Unknown 252 252 0 (B8) Unknown 252 252 0 (BA) Unknown 252 252 0 (BB) vendor-specific 252 252 0 (BC) Unknown 252 252 0 (BE) vendor-specific 76 48 231928430616 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 55 (C0) Power-off retract count 252 252 0 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 91 91 94680 (C2) HDA temperature 64 48 231928430616 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 252 252 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 252 252 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 252 252 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 5223	58.1% Above average	Read 100 Write 103 Mixed 99.6 76% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.41 4K Write 1.83 4K Mixed 0.26 81% 0.84 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 57%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 1TB-$56 127,507 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 439GB free Firmware: SDM1 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 74 64 24153424 (03) Spinup time 99 99 0 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 3012 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 82 60 161242895 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 27908697494000 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 502 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 98 16 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 79 53 353632277 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 2 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 54 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 3840 (C2) HDA temperature 21 47 60129542165 (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 13645111103809 (F1) Unknown 100 253 16699180156 (F2) Unknown 100 253 21167455075 (FE) Unknown 100 100 0	46.4% Average	Read 84.6 Write 77 Mixed 67.5 57% 76.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.62 4K Write 1.08 4K Mixed 0.34 84% 0.68 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 46.4% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLT8G3D1608DT1TX0. 2x8GB 7,008 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	62.1% Good	MC Read 21.8 MC Write 22.1 MC Mixed 18.9 60% 20.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 23.4 SC Mixed 19.3 56% 19.7 GB/s	Latency 54.2 74% 54.2 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 65%

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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	404x

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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Value: 60% - Above average

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) $35	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