MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 80%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	48.7% 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	93.3% 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.

Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	22.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Feb 03 '18 at 11:11
Run Duration	207 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	38%

PC Performing as expected (54^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 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	80% Excellent	Memory 94 1-Core 109 2-Core 210 80% 138 Pts	4-Core 363 8-Core 483 54% 423 Pts	64-Core 553 34% 553 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.7% Average	Lighting 60.3 Reflection 62.8 Parallax 56.2 49% 59.8 fps	MRender 67 Gravity 58.2 Splatting 53.2 48% 59.5 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSDSCKKW120H6 120GB 388 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 6GB free (System drive) Firmware: LSBG100 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 500 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1002 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 202 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 53 61 25773801525 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 202 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 373877 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 0 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 0 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 83 83 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 373877 (F2) Unknown 100 100 181841 (F9) Unknown 100 100 8728 (FC) Unknown 100 100 104	93.3% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 376 Mixed 441 98% 442 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 89.9 4K Mixed 29.4 131% 49.8 MB/s	DQ Read 269 DQ Write 209 DQ Mixed 63.5 95% 180 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 93%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 41GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 173 169 6308 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1196 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 3660 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 928 (10) Unknown 3 197 62810355252 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 128 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 1067 (C2) HDA temperature 118 111 32 (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	61.7% Good	Read 109 Write 106 Mixed 98.2 78% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.51 4K Write 2.65 4K Mixed 0.19 92% 1.12 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 61.7% Great: 112%
JetFlash Transcend 16GB 14,782 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 13GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	10.3% Very poor	Read 37.6 Write 5.51 Mixed 17 20% 20 MB/s	4K Read 5.27 4K Write 0.77 4K Mixed 0.87 75% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 10.3% Great: 33%

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 as expected (57^th percentile)	64.5% Good	MC Read 22.5 MC Write 24.9 MC Mixed 19.7 64% 22.4 GB/s	SC Read 13.6 SC Write 21.9 SC Mixed 21.9 55% 19.1 GB/s	Latency 59.8 67% 59.8 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 64.5% 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	3,390x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,666x
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 $90Bench 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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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