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 (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 96.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	61.1% 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, 7 years ago, 7 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	14.4 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	May 08 '17 at 09:53
Run Duration	117 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (79^th 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 4.7 GHz, turbo 6.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.1% Outstanding	Memory 98.3 1-Core 142 2-Core 283 97% 174 Pts	4-Core 540 8-Core 554 73% 546 Pts	64-Core 553 34% 553 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 96.1% 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: 1105 MHz, MLim: 1642 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 16.10.3 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 31% 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 below expectations (40^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 6289208 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 -28527172776339 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1386 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 558 (B1) Unknown 0 0 1 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 33 48 81607524385 (C2) HDA temperature 33 48 81607524385 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 6289208 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 6289208 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 6289208 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 97 97 38654705665 (E9) Unknown 0 0 6154 (EA) Unknown 0 0 10370 (F1) Unknown 0 0 10370 (F2) Unknown 0 0 2693 (F4) Unknown 99 99 2687015	61.1% Good	Read 434 Write 125 Mixed 171 53% 243 MB/s	4K Read 22.5 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 14.9 106% 45.9 MB/s	DQ Read 105 DQ Write 139 DQ Mixed 36.1 51% 93.4 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 61.1% Great: 75%
Intel 530 Series 240GB-$149 16,872 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 54GB free Firmware: DC32 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 -3032246904801 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2054 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 355 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 34 48 81607524386 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 355 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 142595 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 65535 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 58 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 65535 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 142595 (F2) Unknown 100 100 199826 (F9) Unknown 100 100 22453	85.1% Excellent	Read 482 Write 267 Mixed 321 79% 357 MB/s	4K Read 28.5 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 23.9 130% 53.2 MB/s	DQ Read 281 DQ Write 218 DQ Mixed 44 89% 181 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 91%

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)	86.6% Excellent	MC Read 31.4 MC Write 31.4 MC Mixed 27.4 86% 30.1 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 25.9 SC Mixed 28.7 72% 25.4 GB/s	Latency 44.4 90% 44.4 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 86%

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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	3,405x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,673x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	459x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,250x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	561x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	407x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	414x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	306x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	209x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	379x
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 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16