MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 45% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 90.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	55.9% 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	63.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Run History

6 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150528
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Jun 10 '18 at 10:52
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd 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 (99^th percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Memory 93.9 1-Core 128 2-Core 262 90% 161 Pts	4-Core 467 8-Core 691 72% 579 Pts	64-Core 686 42% 686 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325 82,117 User benchmarks, average bench 50% Gigabyte(1458 22C1) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.2.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	55.9% Above average	Lighting 68.2 Reflection 63.1 Parallax 86 56% 72.4 fps	MRender 62.8 Gravity 57.2 Splatting 81.6 56% 67.2 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 55.9% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160 11,403 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 24GB free (System drive) Firmware: 605ABBF2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 13824431 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 90 90 1915555422785 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1112 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 163 (B1) Unknown 0 0 2 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 31 46 1090924707871 (C2) HDA temperature 31 46 1090924707871 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 13824431 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 13824431 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 13824431 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 94 94 111669149697 (E9) Unknown 0 0 17403 (EA) Unknown 0 0 10792 (F1) Unknown 0 0 10792 (F2) Unknown 0 0 10154 (F4) Unknown 96 96 8978569	63.9% Good	Read 421 Write 124 Mixed 174 52% 240 MB/s	4K Read 28 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 14.9 119% 50.5 MB/s	DQ Read 104 DQ Write 141 DQ Mixed 11.4 40% 85.3 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 75%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 435GB free Firmware: CC46 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 118 99 200151074 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 86 86 14595 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 87 60 567827844 (09) Power-on hours count 74 74 23626 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 94 94 6380 (B7) Unknown 99 99 1 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 98 261997070545 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 69 56 521535519 (C2) HDA temperature 31 44 38654705695 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 22 18 200151074 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 3 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -123549029194739 (F1) Unknown 100 253 2265966215 (F2) Unknown 100 253 187476917	67.9% Good	Read 123 Write 114 Mixed 110 87% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.74 4K Write 1.47 4K Mixed 0.51 114% 0.91 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 67.9% Great: 70%
Seagate ST3250820AS 250GB-$50 16,391 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 68GB free Firmware: 3.AAD Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 108 89 86395502 (03) Spinup time 95 95 0 (04) Start/Stop count 93 93 7790 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 90 60 946908408 (09) Power-on hours count 57 57 38523 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 96 96 4121 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 64 49 622395428 (C2) HDA temperature 36 51 4294967332 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 62 55 191813171 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 253 0	38.8% Below average	Read 67.5 Write 67.5 Mixed 67.3 51% 67.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.42 4K Write 1.15 4K Mixed 0.37 80% 0.65 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 38.8% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/4G KHX1600C10D3/4G KHX1866C10D3/4G KHX1600C10D3/4G 16GB 444 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 1333, 1600, 1333, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	60.5% Good	MC Read 21.3 MC Write 21.7 MC Mixed 18.4 58% 20.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 22.7 SC Mixed 20 56% 19.8 GB/s	Latency 60.1 66% 60.1 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 60.5% Great: 63%

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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	3,379x
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	1,240x
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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Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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