MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 82%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	97.1% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	20.8 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 23 '18 at 22:54
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	82% Excellent	Memory 93.3 1-Core 113 2-Core 225 82% 144 Pts	4-Core 408 8-Core 420 55% 414 Pts	64-Core 423 26% 423 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 79%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM871b 2.5 7mm 128GB 314 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 69GB free (System drive) Firmware: MVT02D0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 437 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 250 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 99 99 7 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B4) Unknown 100 100 315 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 57 53 43 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EE) Unknown 99 99 99 (F1) Unknown 99 99 2292040734 (F2) Unknown 99 99 2208170819	97.1% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 487 Mixed 499 110% 494 MB/s	4K Read 23.8 4K Write 82.6 4K Mixed 21.9 108% 42.8 MB/s	DQ Read 360 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 22.6 107% 241 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 107%
Seagate ST2000LM007-1R8174 2TB 71,657 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1TB free Firmware: SBK2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 83 64 209860952 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 321 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 74 60 25715771 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 -123145302310450 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 254 (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 63 53 622657573 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 3 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 50 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 97 97 6388 (C2) HDA temperature 37 47 73014444069 (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 -114400748895934 (F1) Unknown 100 253 3795480217 (F2) Unknown 100 253 6451533282 (FE) Unknown 100 100 0	62.3% Good	Read 111 Write 105 Mixed 63 69% 93 MB/s	4K Read 1.15 4K Write 5.25 4K Mixed 0.36 185% 2.25 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 67%
Seagate ST3500414CS 500GB 23,667 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 454GB free Firmware: CA14 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 112 100 1691993 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 1 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 89 89 9817 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 4052 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 65 65 589168675 (C2) HDA temperature 35 40 107374182435 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 46 46 1691993 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	60.6% Good	Read 99.5 Write 112 Mixed 94.5 77% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.62 4K Write 1.59 4K Mixed 0.49 110% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 60.6% Great: 61%
Seagate Expansion 500GB 5,329 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 112GB free Firmware: 9300 Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	47.9% Average	Read 86.8 Write 80 Mixed 79.6 62% 82.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.37 4K Write 1.32 4K Mixed 0.14 56% 0.61 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 47.9% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 3x8GB 350 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 3 of 4 slots used 24GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	36.7% Below average	MC Read 12.3 MC Write 12.4 MC Mixed 10.2 33% 11.6 GB/s	SC Read 11.2 SC Write 12.7 SC Mixed 11.7 34% 11.9 GB/s	Latency 61.5 65% 61.5 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 36.7% Great: 63%

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Typical Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) Builds (Compare 6,770 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	3,383x
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	1,244x
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 $109Bench 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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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