MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 66% Battle cruiser	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 57% Gunboat


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.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	79.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	58.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

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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	6008 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150811
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Nov 26 '17 at 17:38
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	24%

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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) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	82.9% Excellent	Memory 87.8 1-Core 119 2-Core 240 83% 149 Pts	4-Core 420 8-Core 659 66% 539 Pts	64-Core 656 41% 656 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% PNY(196E 11A0) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.31 Performing below potential (50^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	79.3% Very good	Lighting 99.9 Reflection 111 Parallax 95.2 81% 102 fps	MRender 95.2 Gravity 92.4 Splatting 89.3 75% 92.3 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Patriot Blast 120GB 4,348 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 64GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM12.2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1887 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1809 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 98 (AD) Unknown 100 100 1048621 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 17 (C2) HDA temperature 70 70 128850984990 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 84 (F1) Unknown 100 100 4055	58.8% Above average	Read 493 Write 329 Mixed 344 86% 389 MB/s	4K Read 20.9 4K Write 34.5 4K Mixed 8.16 60% 21.2 MB/s	DQ Read 22 DQ Write 53.3 DQ Mixed 38 29% 37.8 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 95%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 647GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 173 170 2341 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1812 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 1886 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1803 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 12 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 1799 (C2) HDA temperature 114 104 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	83.6% Excellent	Read 149 Write 142 Mixed 118 102% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.78 4K Write 2.15 4K Mixed 0.19 93% 1.04 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 108%
Seagate Expansion 500GB 5,329 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 466GB free Firmware: 0706 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	59.8% Above average	Read 101 Write 107 Mixed 104 79% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.55 4K Write 1.36 4K Mixed 0.23 73% 0.71 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 40,596 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	50.5% Above average	MC Read 17.4 MC Write 18.4 MC Mixed 15.8 49% 17.2 GB/s	SC Read 12.8 SC Write 18.3 SC Mixed 15.8 45% 15.6 GB/s	Latency 69.8 57% 69.8 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 85%

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Typical Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) Builds (Compare 6,782 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	3,392x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,666x
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	407x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	414x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 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 $269	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 $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