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MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing CPU, RAM
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Graphics	29.6% 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	113% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20150528
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 30 '15 at 22:14
Run Duration	289 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (57^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 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		1-Core 126 2-Core 248 85% 187 Pts	4-Core 409 8-Core 698 67% 553 Pts	64-Core 693 43% 693 Pts
Poor: 67% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% EVGA(3842 2768) ≥ 4GB Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.5560 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	29.6% Poor	Lighting 35.6 Reflection 32.4 Parallax 38.8 29% 35.6 fps	MRender 44.3 Gravity 32.5 Splatting 36.1 31% 37.6 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 29.6% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 211GB free Firmware: 521ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 120 120 64424509440 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 2 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 -58652073388524 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1083 (AB) Unknown 0 0 0 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 321 (B1) Unknown 0 0 1 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 23 36 47246999575 (C2) HDA temperature 23 36 47246999575 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 64424509440 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 2 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 64424509440 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 64424509440 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 6222 (EA) Unknown 0 0 6827 (F1) Unknown 0 0 6827 (F2) Unknown 0 0 7419	56.1% Above average	Read 185 Write 201 Mixed 129 38% 172 MB/s	4K Read 20.7 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 14.1 103% 45.6 MB/s	DQ Read 143 DQ Write 160 DQ Mixed 37.7 60% 114 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 85%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 75GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q 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 2392 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 161 (B1) Unknown 99 99 14 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 68 61 32 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 26 (F1) Unknown 99 99 5897415895	113% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 406 Mixed 414 99% 443 MB/s	4K Read 44.2 4K Write 96.2 4K Mixed 46.5 178% 62.3 MB/s	DQ Read 341 DQ Write 278 DQ Mixed 109 136% 243 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 124%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 207GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 175 175 2216 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 960 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 2371 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 158 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 43 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 916 (C2) HDA temperature 118 98 25 (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	76.7% Very good	Read 133 Write 134 Mixed 114 95% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.74 4K Write 2.36 4K Mixed 0.37 116% 1.16 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 76.7% Great: 109%
Hitachi HDT725032VLA380 320GB-$36 4,086 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 17GB free Firmware: V54OA7BA Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 92 0 (02) Throughput performance 165 100 175 (03) Spinup time 113 100 25791299914 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 6085 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 131074 (07) Seek error rate 100 98 0 (08) Seek timer performance 134 100 32 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 42357 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2367 (C0) Power-off retract count 95 95 6265 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 95 95 6265 (C2) HDA temperature 206 127 206158495773 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 2 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 253 1	30.5% Below average	Read 53.2 Write 52.9 Mixed 49.2 39% 51.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.58 4K Write 1.46 4K Mixed 0.36 91% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 30.5% Great: 40%
VERBATIM 4GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 3GB free, PID 3600 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	5.4% Terrible	Read 15.8 Write 6.32 Mixed 10.8 13% 11 MB/s	4K Read 6.09 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.08 29% 2.09 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.4% Great: 6%

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Desktop

Desktop 84%

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Workstation

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	3,400x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,671x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	459x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,247x
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 $75Bench 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

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Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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