MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 91.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	58.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	87.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141223
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 23 '16 at 04:31
Run Duration	194 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (70^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 130 2-Core 251 90% 159 Pts	4-Core 461 8-Core 694 72% 577 Pts	64-Core 696 43% 696 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 366A) Driver: nvd3dumx Ver. 21.21.13.7254 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	58.2% Above average	Lighting 73.7 Reflection 71.6 Parallax 70.2 60% 71.8 fps	MRender 74.8 Gravity 67.1 Splatting 60.7 54% 67.5 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 434GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1396 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 251 (B1) Unknown 100 100 0 (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 54 52 46 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 3 (F1) Unknown 99 99 192946099	113% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 415 Mixed 419 100% 450 MB/s	4K Read 48.4 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 50.2 194% 68.6 MB/s	DQ Read 47.3 DQ Write 282 DQ Mixed 28.3 62% 119 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 134%
SanDisk Ultra Plus 256GB-$139 17,545 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 39GB free (System drive) Firmware: X2316RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 253 100 3794 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 630 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 20 (A8) Unknown 100 100 175 (A9) Unknown 100 100 271 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 65 (AE) Unknown 100 100 46 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 49 56 240519348275 (D4) Unknown 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 528 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 17074 (F1) Unknown 253 253 6431 (F2) Unknown 253 253 8694 (F3) Unknown 100 100 0	87.5% Excellent	Read 423 Write 369 Mixed 394 88% 395 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 23.3 132% 53.1 MB/s	DQ Read 214 DQ Write 205 DQ Mixed 44.4 79% 155 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 99%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 1TB 18,390 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 629GB free Firmware: 0302 Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	49.9% Average	Read 85.1 Write 88.5 Mixed 84.6 65% 86.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.55 4K Write 2.12 4K Mixed 0.38 105% 1.02 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 63%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 138GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 188 173 1600 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1843 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 3948 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 621 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 45 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 1825 (C2) HDA temperature 91 89 52 (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	65.5% Good	Read 118 Write 110 Mixed 148 96% 125 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.46 4K Mixed 0.26 96% 1.08 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 65.5% Great: 108%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 3,115 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1TB free, PID 0200 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	39.1% Below average	Read 93.1 Write 94.8 Mixed 65.3 106% 84.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.45 4K Write 1.57 4K Mixed 0.19 62% 0.74 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 39.1% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 3,641 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	81.5% Excellent	MC Read 30.2 MC Write 30.9 MC Mixed 24.2 81% 28.4 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 24.1 SC Mixed 26.9 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 48.9 82% 48.9 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 87%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

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Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	3,376x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,661x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	457x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,240x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	557x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	403x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	414x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	305x
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	205x

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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 $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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