MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 25% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 87.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	28.4% 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	86.3% 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	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.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150811
Uptime	12.8 Days
Run Date	Feb 09 '17 at 23:56
Run Duration	106 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing above expectations (79^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 (96^th percentile)	87.3% Excellent	Memory 94.9 1-Core 129 2-Core 253 90% 159 Pts	4-Core 430 8-Core 658 67% 544 Pts	64-Core 660 41% 660 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199 77,943 User benchmarks, average bench 27% Asus(1043 0464) CLim: 1120 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 16.6 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	28.4% Poor	Lighting 35.9 Reflection 32.3 Parallax 43.1 29% 37.1 fps	MRender 28.9 Gravity 29.7 Splatting 37.2 27% 31.9 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 28.4% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 290GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR031 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th 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 100 100 440 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 102 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 4 (AE) Unknown 100 100 1 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 64 58 180389609508 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 100 0 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 2089178554 (F7) Unknown 100 100 65441355 (F8) Unknown 100 100 19109122 (B4) Unknown 0 0 1937 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0	86.3% Excellent	Read 480 Write 334 Mixed 338 85% 384 MB/s	4K Read 27.9 4K Write 84.3 4K Mixed 23.1 116% 45.1 MB/s	DQ Read 324 DQ Write 223 DQ Mixed 42.6 94% 197 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 731GB free Firmware: CC49 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 125788000 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3532 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 81 60 119160242 (09) Power-on hours count 93 93 6325 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2171 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 97 28 (BD) vendor-specific 61 61 39 (BE) vendor-specific 66 59 4867031074 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 278 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 84 84 33399 (C2) HDA temperature 34 41 -140737488355294 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 144 39270 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 94510755352995 (F1) Unknown 100 253 64079757724 (F2) Unknown 100 253 49170958124	103% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 178 Mixed 170 133% 177 MB/s	4K Read 0.86 4K Write 1.51 4K Mixed 0.36 104% 0.91 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 112%

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 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	55.2% Above average	MC Read 19.6 MC Write 19.6 MC Mixed 16.6 53% 18.6 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 19.5 SC Mixed 16.7 48% 16.8 GB/s	Latency 57.4 70% 57.4 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 55.2% Great: 62%

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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	3,397x
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 $290	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 $40	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