MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Sail boat	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 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 61.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	46.7% 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	53.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	16.7 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 11 '18 at 03:08
Run Duration	440 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	33%

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PC Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690-$52 73,695 User benchmarks, average bench 67% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	61.8% Good	Memory 83 1-Core 105 2-Core 195 74% 128 Pts	4-Core 232 8-Core 268 32% 250 Pts	64-Core 327 20% 327 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 61.8% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% AMD(1002 0B37) CLim: 1266 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.3.1 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	46.7% Average	Lighting 57.2 Reflection 66.7 Parallax 83.4 47% 69.1 fps	MRender 67.1 Gravity 55.4 Splatting 52.2 47% 58.3 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Trion 100 480GB-$139 1,753 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 189GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM11.2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 13158 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 460 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 2 (A9) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 195 195 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 82 (C2) HDA temperature 65 48 223339282467	53.7% Above average	Read 483 Write 101 Mixed 265 62% 283 MB/s	4K Read 25.4 4K Write 41.5 4K Mixed 5.2 67% 24 MB/s	DQ Read 277 DQ Write 154 DQ Mixed 36.2 75% 156 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 90%
Seagate Expansion Desk 3TB 13,194 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1TB free Firmware: 0911 Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	23.7% Poor	Read 40.5 Write 41.4 Mixed 39.9 31% 40.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.72 4K Mixed 0.28 92% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 23.7% Great: 103%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 1TB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 139 139 71 (03) Spinup time 128 128 25789333799 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 1948 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 124 124 33 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 16906 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 655 (C0) Power-off retract count 83 83 21010 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 83 83 21010 (C2) HDA temperature 176 176 206159478818 (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 200 200 0	62.6% Good	Read 115 Write 103 Mixed 112 83% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.66 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.2 58% 0.45 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 62.6% Great: 108%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 563GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 142 142 69 (03) Spinup time 127 127 12896829620 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 381 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 110 110 36 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 9475 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 378 (C0) Power-off retract count 85 85 18529 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 85 85 18529 (C2) HDA temperature 193 193 184684642335 (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 200 200 0	83.4% Excellent	Read 159 Write 132 Mixed 149 111% 147 MB/s	4K Read 0.71 4K Write 1.73 4K Mixed 0.17 81% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 83.4% Great: 107%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 322GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 142 142 70 (03) Spinup time 122 122 12897157309 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 999 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 113 113 35 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 18998 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 829 (C0) Power-off retract count 75 75 30224 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 75 75 30224 (C2) HDA temperature 181 181 214749347873 (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 200 200 0	56.9% Above average	Read 98.8 Write 99.5 Mixed 99.5 75% 99.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.65 4K Write 1.72 4K Mixed 0.19 81% 0.86 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 107%
SanDisk Cruzer Switch 32GB 1,758 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 27GB free, PID 5572 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	7.36% Terrible	Read 21.5 Write 3.27 Mixed 5.62 10% 10.1 MB/s	4K Read 4.6 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 1.13 82% 2.18 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 7.36% Great: 13%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMY8GX3M2A2133C11 0215 CMY8GX3M2A2133C11 0215 CMY16GX3M2A2133C11 0215 CMY16GX3M2A2133C11 24GB 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	27.1% Poor	MC Read 8.5 MC Write 9.1 MC Mixed 8 24% 8.53 GB/s	SC Read 7.8 SC Write 8.7 SC Mixed 7.8 23% 8.1 GB/s	Latency 75.2 53% 75.2 ns

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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