MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 51.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	46.3% 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	87.2% 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 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 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	2.9 Days
Run Date	Sep 17 '17 at 18:11
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	51.1% Above average	Memory 62.5 1-Core 110 2-Core 208 69% 127 Pts	4-Core 237 8-Core 201 30% 219 Pts	64-Core 271 17% 271 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-$329 50,279 User benchmarks, average bench 45% Asus(1043 8469) 3GB CLim: 1228 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 384.94 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	46.3% Average	Lighting 56.8 Reflection 49.6 Parallax 63.4 46% 56.6 fps	MRender 65.2 Gravity 62.1 Splatting 46.6 46% 58 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 46.3% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 80GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0CB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 5475 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 2082 (B1) Unknown 96 96 48 (B3) Unknown 100 1 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 65 52 35 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 622 (F1) Unknown 99 99 25439677996	87.2% Excellent	Read 498 Write 345 Mixed 346 88% 396 MB/s	4K Read 38.7 4K Write 62 4K Mixed 23.1 121% 41.3 MB/s	DQ Read 273 DQ Write 203 DQ Mixed 76.4 101% 184 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 118%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC29 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 111 99 40923520 (03) Spinup time 94 94 0 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2656 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 78 60 58979175 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 5729 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2068 (B7) Unknown 99 99 1 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 65537 (BD) vendor-specific 99 99 1 (BE) vendor-specific 68 49 538312736 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 446 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 86 86 28176 (C2) HDA temperature 32 51 47244640288 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 60610578484701 (F1) Unknown 100 253 23688184383 (F2) Unknown 100 253 58927499588	62.5% Good	Read 106 Write 113 Mixed 107 82% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.13 4K Write 0.54 4K Mixed 0.24 42% 0.31 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 62.5% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CML8GX3M2A1866C9 0215 CML8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CML8GX3M2A1866C9 0215 CML8GX3M2A1600C9 16GB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 1867, 1600, 1867, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	43% Average	MC Read 14 MC Write 17.8 MC Mixed 14.1 44% 15.3 GB/s	SC Read 10.9 SC Write 17.1 SC Mixed 9.9 36% 12.6 GB/s	Latency 121 33% 121 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 43% Great: 64%

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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	3,380x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,662x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	457x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,241x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	559x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	405x

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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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