MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	55.6% 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	95.1% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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	13.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	5.7 Days
Run Date	Oct 03 '16 at 09:58
Run Duration	185 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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 4.4 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Memory 95.4 1-Core 122 2-Core 221 85% 146 Pts	4-Core 398 8-Core 561 60% 479 Pts	64-Core 617 38% 617 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 3670) ≥ 4GB Driver: nvd3dumx Ver. 21.21.13.7290 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	55.6% Above average	Lighting 70.4 Reflection 68.9 Parallax 66.9 57% 68.7 fps	MRender 71.6 Gravity 63.8 Splatting 57.8 52% 64.4 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate 600 480GB-$199 1,254 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 56GB free (System drive) Firmware: C675 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 166 166 1211 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 90 90 9723 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1115 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 28 0 64428245020 (C9) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (CC) Soft ECC correction 100 99 17 (E7) Temperature 90 90 11 (EA) Unknown 100 100 307677 (F1) Unknown 100 100 14262 (F2) Unknown 100 100 19790 (FA) Read error retry rate 100 100 115777	95.1% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 334 Mixed 461 97% 435 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 88.2 4K Mixed 33 130% 49.5 MB/s	DQ Read 347 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 84.6 130% 248 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 104%
Intel SSDSA2M080G2GC 2TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 38GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 139 138 10033 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3977 (05) Reallocated sector count 199 199 1 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 68 68 23699 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 272 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 130 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 178 178 68136 (C2) HDA temperature 125 97 27 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 8 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 5 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 308 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 5	5.64% Terrible	Read 59 Write 46 Mixed 47.5 11% 50.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.41 4K Write 1.57 4K Mixed 0.16 2% 0.72 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 5.64% Great: 11%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$60 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC25 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 151339608 (03) Spinup time 94 94 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 523 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 75 60 35353496 (09) Power-on hours count 93 93 6890 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 400 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 98 98 2 (BE) vendor-specific 74 68 454426650 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 20 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 72 72 57868 (C2) HDA temperature 26 40 90194313242 (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 -41936060673790 (F1) Unknown 100 253 8678678366 (F2) Unknown 100 253 79625048043	77.4% Very good	Read 117 Write 153 Mixed 152 107% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.67 4K Mixed 0.22 88% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 77.4% Great: 113%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 976GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 140 139 9958 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1172 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 3679 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 185 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 59 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 3780 (C2) HDA temperature 126 108 26 (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 0	49.3% Average	Read 85.6 Write 85.9 Mixed 88.7 66% 86.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.74 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.22 88% 0.92 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 49.3% Great: 83%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GB 12,722 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	67.4% Good	MC Read 23.6 MC Write 25 MC Mixed 20.7 66% 23.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 22.4 SC Mixed 22.8 60% 20.9 GB/s	Latency 56 71% 56 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 67.4% Great: 80%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	3,402x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,673x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	459x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,249x
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 $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	306x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 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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Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16