MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 81.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	56.5% 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	112% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	27.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150811
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 24 '18 at 01:21
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (77^th 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 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	81.7% Excellent	Memory 88.1 1-Core 127 2-Core 245 86% 153 Pts	4-Core 406 8-Core 666 66% 536 Pts	64-Core 659 41% 659 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325 82,117 User benchmarks, average bench 50% MSI(1462 2015) CLim: 1185 MHz, MLim: 1600 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.7 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	56.5% Above average	Lighting 66.3 Reflection 71 Parallax 89.4 54% 75.6 fps	MRender 70.3 Gravity 56.6 Splatting 91.3 61% 72.7 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 73GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 5238 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1265 (B1) Unknown 98 98 34 (B3) Unknown 100 100 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 61 50 39 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 99 99 126 (EB) Unknown 99 99 43 (F1) Unknown 99 99 17075839076	112% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 402 Mixed 419 98% 439 MB/s	4K Read 43.3 4K Write 94.3 4K Mixed 46.5 175% 61.4 MB/s	DQ Read 361 DQ Write 271 DQ Mixed 104 135% 245 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 124%
OCZ Vertex 460 240GB-$203 1,730 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 41GB free Firmware: 1.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 0 0 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 7488 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1951 (AB) Unknown 80 80 81902416 (AE) Unknown 100 100 20 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (D0) Spin buzz 100 100 37 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (E0) Load friction 100 100 1 (E9) Unknown 99 99 99 (F1) Unknown 100 100 931 (F2) Unknown 100 100 3537 (F9) Unknown 100 100 54088350	108% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 484 Mixed 496 110% 492 MB/s	4K Read 21.8 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 36.7 143% 59.4 MB/s	DQ Read 331 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 84.5 133% 253 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 105%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2.5TB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 140 140 68 (03) Spinup time 138 138 34387001760 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 3810 (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 100 100 3393 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 936 (C0) Power-off retract count 97 97 3812 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 97 97 3812 (C2) HDA temperature 181 181 180389543969 (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 51	93.5% Outstanding	Read 169 Write 157 Mixed 151 120% 159 MB/s	4K Read 1.09 4K Write 2.14 4K Mixed 0.24 112% 1.16 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 107%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 140 140 69 (03) Spinup time 134 134 34387722666 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 5550 (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 100 100 4839 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1208 (C0) Power-off retract count 96 96 5550 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 96 96 5550 (C2) HDA temperature 181 181 197569413153 (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	92% Outstanding	Read 161 Write 159 Mixed 154 119% 158 MB/s	4K Read 1.04 4K Write 2.05 4K Mixed 0.2 103% 1.09 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CML16GX3M2A1600C10 0420 DDR3 1600 0215 CML16GX3M2A1600C10 0420 DDR3 1600 32GB 21 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	52.3% Above average	MC Read 18.3 MC Write 18.7 MC Mixed 15.8 50% 17.6 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 19.9 SC Mixed 18.1 50% 17.5 GB/s	Latency 69.4 58% 69.4 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 60%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

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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Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $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