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 (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 83.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	26.6% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141223
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 03 '16 at 22:26
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	26%

PC Performing above expectations (76^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-$50 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	83.7% Excellent	Memory 91.1 1-Core 111 2-Core 214 80% 139 Pts	4-Core 442 8-Core 439 59% 440 Pts	64-Core 378 23% 378 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 7917) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4331 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adat S596 Turbo 64GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 29GB free (System drive) Firmware: 100730 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 16777215 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1911 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1968 (A8) Unknown 100 100 8 (AF) Unknown 100 100 1 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 40 100 257700003880 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 3997696 (AD) Unknown 100 100 9038533506	26.6% Poor	Read 232 Write 74.6 Mixed 45.9 25% 117 MB/s	4K Read 14.3 4K Write 31.5 4K Mixed 1.86 41% 15.9 MB/s	DQ Read 46.6 DQ Write 30.2 DQ Mixed 8.94 15% 28.6 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 26.6% Great: 27%
WD WD10EALX-229BA0 1TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 930GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 172 167 4366 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3189 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 93 93 5698 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1967 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 63 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 3125 (C2) HDA temperature 113 100 34 (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	65.4% Good	Read 117 Write 111 Mixed 117 87% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.77 4K Write 2.15 4K Mixed 0.54 132% 1.16 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 65.4% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 73,650 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	49.7% Average	MC Read 17.1 MC Write 17.8 MC Mixed 14.7 47% 16.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 19 SC Mixed 15.9 47% 16.6 GB/s	Latency 65.7 61% 65.7 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 62%

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Typical Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) Builds (Compare 6,868 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	3,432x
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	1,267x
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 $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	307x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	209x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	381x
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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Total price: $648

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