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 (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 89%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	135% 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 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	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	3.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 03 '17 at 22:10
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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 (98^th percentile)	89% Excellent	Memory 95.7 1-Core 133 2-Core 257 91% 162 Pts	4-Core 444 8-Core 674 69% 559 Pts	64-Core 682 42% 682 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3702) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 376.33 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 93% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Plextor M5 Pro 512GB-$370 554 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 370GB free Firmware: 1.05 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 161 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2984 (B1) Unknown 100 100 13206 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 674 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 94475 (F2) Unknown 100 100 306524	104% Outstanding	Read 487 Write 435 Mixed 453 102% 458 MB/s	4K Read 35 4K Write 94.9 4K Mixed 35.1 148% 55 MB/s	DQ Read 309 DQ Write 267 DQ Mixed 24.4 90% 200 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 106%
Kingston SHSS37A240G 480GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 222GB free Firmware: SAFM00.Y Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (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 100 100 530 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 225 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 778 (AD) Unknown 100 100 1 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 29 (C2) HDA temperature 65 56 188979675171 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 390 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 361 (F2) Unknown 100 100 107 (F4) Unknown 100 100 0 (F5) Unknown 100 100 1 (F6) Unknown 100 100 108224	102% Outstanding	Read 521 Write 507 Mixed 469 111% 499 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 13.6 127% 54.3 MB/s	DQ Read 314 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 13.6 98% 226 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 102%
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250 40,327 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 167GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Read 761 Write 631 Mixed 705 156% 699 MB/s	4K Read 50.5 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 47.6 206% 75.8 MB/s	DQ Read 50.5 DQ Write 137 DQ Mixed 29.7 41% 72.6 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 243%
HyperX Savage 240GB-$120 39,518 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 102GB free Firmware: SAFM00.Y Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (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 100 100 543 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 223 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 393 (AD) Unknown 100 100 1 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 21 (C2) HDA temperature 68 62 163209871392 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 166 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 144 (F2) Unknown 100 100 260 (F4) Unknown 100 100 0 (F5) Unknown 100 100 1 (F6) Unknown 100 100 49920	94.8% Outstanding	Read 521 Write 507 Mixed 467 111% 499 MB/s	4K Read 32.9 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 13.2 127% 53.4 MB/s	DQ Read 33.3 DQ Write 284 DQ Mixed 13.5 53% 110 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x4GB 17,012 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	68.3% Good	MC Read 24.2 MC Write 24.8 MC Mixed 20.9 67% 23.3 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 23.6 SC Mixed 23.4 62% 21.7 GB/s	Latency 55 73% 55 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 73%

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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	3,397x
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 $79Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16