MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 63.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	51.7% 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	107% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). 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	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 05 '17 at 11:49
Run Duration	227 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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 (23^rd percentile)	63.3% Good	Memory 93.2 1-Core 75.9 2-Core 209 72% 126 Pts	4-Core 183 8-Core 328 31% 256 Pts	64-Core 298 18% 298 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 382.53 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	51.7% Above average	Lighting 64.4 Reflection 67.3 Parallax 59.3 52% 63.7 fps	MRender 72.2 Gravity 62.8 Splatting 52.7 50% 62.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.7% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 22GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 8825 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 726 (B1) Unknown 90 90 195 (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 62 46 38 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 22 (F1) Unknown 99 99 27997400703	107% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 399 Mixed 408 97% 436 MB/s	4K Read 41.9 4K Write 83.1 4K Mixed 42.6 162% 55.9 MB/s	DQ Read 362 DQ Write 229 DQ Mixed 98.5 126% 230 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 115%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 1 1 352374 (03) Spinup time 173 168 4316 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2381 (05) Reallocated sector count 134 134 1964 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 91 91 6572 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 549 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 19 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 197 197 11861 (C2) HDA temperature 117 99 30 (C4) Reallocation count 1 1 267 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 197 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 199 7 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 162 162 15296	61.7% Good	Read 86 Write 129 Mixed 90.6 76% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.87 4K Write 0.47 4K Mixed 0.15 62% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 61.7% Great: 84%
BUFFALO External HDD 1TB 583 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 110GB free, PID 0105 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	21.9% Poor	Read 39.4 Write 40.2 Mixed 38.8 51% 39.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.41 4K Write 2.37 4K Mixed 0.41 96% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 21.9% Great: 23%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 32GB-$9 66,405 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 29GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	21.9% Poor	Read 105 Write 11.4 Mixed 25.4 43% 47.3 MB/s	4K Read 14.9 4K Write 0.22 4K Mixed 1.05 99% 5.4 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 21.9% Great: 28%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 122,541 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	56.3% Above average	MC Read 19.4 MC Write 20.5 MC Mixed 18.6 56% 19.5 GB/s	SC Read 13.4 SC Write 15.8 SC Mixed 17.7 45% 15.6 GB/s	Latency 61.6 65% 61.6 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 72%

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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	3,383x
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	1,244x
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 $109Bench 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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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