MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 87%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	55.8% 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	104% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	28.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	5.7 Days
Run Date	Oct 03 '16 at 10:18
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (70^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 4.4 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	87% Excellent	Memory 95.8 1-Core 132 2-Core 252 90% 160 Pts	4-Core 421 8-Core 699 68% 560 Pts	64-Core 689 43% 689 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 87% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 3670) ≥ 4GB Driver: nvd3dumx Ver. 21.21.13.7290 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	55.8% Above average	Lighting 71.4 Reflection 69.5 Parallax 67.5 58% 69.5 fps	MRender 71.7 Gravity 64.1 Splatting 55 51% 63.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate 600 480GB-$199 1,254 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 57GB free (System drive) Firmware: C675 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 166 166 1211 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 90 90 9724 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1115 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 29 0 64428245021 (C9) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (CC) Soft ECC correction 100 99 17 (E7) Temperature 90 90 11 (EA) Unknown 100 100 307697 (F1) Unknown 100 100 14271 (F2) Unknown 100 100 19797 (FA) Read error retry rate 100 100 115777	104% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 447 Mixed 346 96% 431 MB/s	4K Read 28 4K Write 94.3 4K Mixed 33.5 135% 51.9 MB/s	DQ Read 358 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 86.4 135% 258 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%
Intel SSDSA2M080G2GC 2TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 38GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 139 138 10033 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3977 (05) Reallocated sector count 199 199 1 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 68 68 23699 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 272 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 130 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 178 178 68141 (C2) HDA temperature 120 97 32 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 8 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 5 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 308 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 5	6.21% Terrible	Read 66.7 Write 51 Mixed 58.7 13% 58.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.38 4K Write 1.55 4K Mixed 0.12 2% 0.68 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 6.21% Great: 11%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC25 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 154636520 (03) Spinup time 94 94 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 523 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 75 60 35357536 (09) Power-on hours count 93 93 6890 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 400 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 98 98 2 (BE) vendor-specific 73 68 454426651 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 20 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 72 72 57877 (C2) HDA temperature 27 40 90194313243 (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 -39049842650878 (F1) Unknown 100 253 8683626690 (F2) Unknown 100 253 79627122226	75.8% Very good	Read 110 Write 154 Mixed 152 105% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.41 4K Write 1.63 4K Mixed 0.21 71% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 113%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$59 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 976GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 140 139 9958 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1172 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 3680 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 185 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 59 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 3786 (C2) HDA temperature 123 108 29 (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	50.4% Above average	Read 87.1 Write 88.2 Mixed 88.1 66% 87.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.76 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.23 87% 0.86 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 50.4% Great: 83%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GB 12,722 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	70.5% Very good	MC Read 26 MC Write 25.3 MC Mixed 21 69% 24.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 24.3 SC Mixed 24.2 64% 22.4 GB/s	Latency 54.5 73% 54.5 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 80%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

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Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	3,427x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,686x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	465x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,266x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	567x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	409x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	417x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	307x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	209x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	380x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	248x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	208x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16