MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 35% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 96.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	37% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	62.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	14.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 27 '16 at 09:50
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4.6 GHz, turbo 6.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.4% Outstanding	Memory 98.1 1-Core 139 2-Core 274 95% 170 Pts	4-Core 546 8-Core 552 73% 549 Pts	64-Core 542 34% 542 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 96.4% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 380-$200 83,027 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Sapphire(174B E308) CLim: 1010 MHz, MLim: 1450 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 16.12.2 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	37% Below average	Lighting 46.5 Reflection 52.2 Parallax 55.1 38% 51.3 fps	MRender 50.7 Gravity 40.9 Splatting 39.9 35% 43.8 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 37% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160 11,403 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 89GB free (System drive) Firmware: 605ABBF2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 6269114 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 111119393884903 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1015 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 402 (B1) Unknown 0 0 1 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 30 47 81607458846 (C2) HDA temperature 30 47 81607458846 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 6269114 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 6269114 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 6269114 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 98 98 38654705665 (E9) Unknown 0 0 4139 (EA) Unknown 0 0 3560 (F1) Unknown 0 0 3560 (F2) Unknown 0 0 2109 (F4) Unknown 100 100 2293786	62.3% Good	Read 438 Write 133 Mixed 169 54% 247 MB/s	4K Read 21.8 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 14.2 108% 48 MB/s	DQ Read 106 DQ Write 141 DQ Mixed 37.3 52% 95 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 75%
Intel 530 Series 240GB-$149 16,872 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 74GB free Firmware: DC32 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 7799660614936 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1927 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 253 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 33 48 81607524385 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 253 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 138802 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 65535 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 55 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 65535 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 138802 (F2) Unknown 100 100 169992 (F9) Unknown 100 100 20421	80.1% Excellent	Read 493 Write 265 Mixed 319 79% 359 MB/s	4K Read 20.2 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 22.5 114% 48.3 MB/s	DQ Read 240 DQ Write 233 DQ Mixed 54 91% 176 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 91%
Seagate ST3250410AS 250GB-$95 20,246 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 217GB free Firmware: 4.AAA Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 253 0 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 94 94 6357 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 1 (07) Seek error rate 84 60 263375938 (09) Power-on hours count 74 74 23243 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 96 96 4668 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 56 43 18137284652 (C2) HDA temperature 44 57 73014444076 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 76 56 97387168 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 253 0	55% Above average	Read 94.3 Write 97.5 Mixed 88.2 70% 93.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.59 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.42 90% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 54%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C10 4x4GB 418 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 2000 MHz clocked @ 2200 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	87.8% Excellent	MC Read 31.8 MC Write 32.3 MC Mixed 27.6 87% 30.6 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 25.4 SC Mixed 28.8 74% 25.8 GB/s	Latency 45.5 88% 45.5 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 86%

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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