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 below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 62.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	62.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

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System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	16.8 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 12 '19 at 15:53
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	60%

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PC Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	62.9% Good	Memory 81.4 1-Core 72.5 2-Core 173 63% 109 Pts	4-Core 263 8-Core 239 34% 251 Pts	64-Core 312 19% 312 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 62.9% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85AE) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 425.31 Relative performance n/a - GPU benchmark error
Poor: 51% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 119GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 230 226 208 201 195 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	62.3% Good	Read 396 Write 244 Mixed 220 SusWrite 210 60% 268 MB/s	4K Read 16.8 4K Write 55.4 4K Mixed 19.6 80% 30.6 MB/s	DQ Read 192 DQ Write 230 DQ Mixed 144 127% 189 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 99%
Adata XPG SX900 128GB-$103 6,500 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 42GB free Firmware: 5.6.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 123 142 141 145 137 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	60.7% Good	Read 336 Write 138 Mixed 172 SusWrite 135 43% 195 MB/s	4K Read 23.5 4K Write 57.3 4K Mixed 29.3 104% 36.7 MB/s	DQ Read 174 DQ Write 139 DQ Mixed 146 112% 153 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 82%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 35GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 151 155 150 156 154 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	97% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 122 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 152 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 462GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 103 107 105 106 107 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	64.2% Good	Read 120 Write 101 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 104 73% 99.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 131GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 170 188 183 191 185 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 174 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 182 111% 152 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 152% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-14900CL8-4GBXM Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G 0420 F3-14900CL8-4GBXM Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G 24GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1867, 1600, 1867, 1600 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	49.9% Average	MC Read 18.4 MC Write 19.4 MC Mixed 14.5 50% 17.4 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 16.7 SC Mixed 15.5 41% 14.2 GB/s	Latency 78.1 51% 78.1 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 60%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $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 $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