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MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing CPU, RAM
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Graphics	59.2% 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	94.2% 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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20150528
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Jul 09 '15 at 03:37
Run Duration	204 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (66^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-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		1-Core 131 2-Core 262 89% 197 Pts	4-Core 524 8-Core 514 70% 519 Pts	64-Core 519 32% 519 Pts
Poor: 53% Great: 82%

Graphics Cards	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. 10.18.14.4170 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2974) Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.5330 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	59.2% Above average	Lighting 74.1 Reflection 77.1 Parallax 67.6 60% 72.9 fps	MRender 78.7 Gravity 69.3 Splatting 63.5 57% 70.5 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Neutron (v0) 240GB-$145 368 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 138GB free (System drive) Firmware: M208 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 166 166 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 253 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 87 87 11509 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1214 (AB) Unknown 253 253 0 (AC) Unknown 253 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 16 (B5) Unknown 253 253 0 (B6) Unknown 253 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 16 (C2) HDA temperature 38 0 60132950054 (C4) Reallocation count 253 253 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (CC) Soft ECC correction 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 253 253 0 (EA) Unknown 100 100 3844 (F1) Unknown 100 100 2794 (F2) Unknown 100 100 4267 (FA) Read error retry rate 253 253 0	94.2% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 357 Mixed 401 94% 425 MB/s	4K Read 27.6 4K Write 99.9 4K Mixed 23.4 125% 50.3 MB/s	DQ Read 352 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 97.5 139% 258 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 97%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1.5TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 140 140 19185 (03) Spinup time 170 165 6500 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3730 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 61 61 28544 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1503 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 93 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 144 144 169086 (C2) HDA temperature 112 92 38 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 197 1 1284 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 198 196 959 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 117 117 22180	43.6% Average	Read 74.4 Write 77.3 Mixed 64.4 54% 72 MB/s	4K Read 0.46 4K Write 1.31 4K Mixed 0.18 63% 0.65 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 43.6% Great: 67%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 534GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 163 160 6825 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3801 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 61 61 28570 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1502 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 92 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 125 125 226019 (C2) HDA temperature 116 94 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 1	55.8% Above average	Read 92.1 Write 102 Mixed 78.9 68% 91.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.67 4K Write 1.66 4K Mixed 0.14 74% 0.82 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 67%
Samsung HD642JJ 640GB-$70 13,060 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 188GB free Firmware: 1AA01112 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 99 9 (03) Spinup time 86 86 5090 (04) Start/Stop count 94 94 6153 (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 93 93 33878 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1879 (0D) Soft read error rate 100 99 9 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 57 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 73 44 454557723 (C2) HDA temperature 66 41 82176376866 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 19989 (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 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 253 253 0	44.9% Average	Read 74 Write 81.9 Mixed 74.1 58% 76.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.67 4K Write 2.47 4K Mixed 0.53 133% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 44.9% Great: 63%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop

Desktop 84%

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Workstation

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	3,385x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,665x
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	406x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	414x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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

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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

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