MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 83.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	55.2% 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	123% 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	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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 05 '16 at 15:32
Run Duration	409 Seconds
Run User	MYS-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	83.5% Excellent	Memory 91.4 1-Core 114 2-Core 231 83% 146 Pts	4-Core 438 8-Core 434 58% 436 Pts	64-Core 439 27% 439 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 21.21.13.7270 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	55.2% Above average	Lighting 69.9 Reflection 70.4 Parallax 62.8 57% 67.7 fps	MRender 73.7 Gravity 64.7 Splatting 55 52% 64.4 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 55.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 23GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 9917 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 732 (B1) Unknown 95 95 94 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 99 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 60 52 40 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 68 (F1) Unknown 99 99 19775157905	123% Outstanding	Read 519 Write 417 Mixed 415 100% 450 MB/s	4K Read 52.5 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 48.5 206% 74.3 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 290 DQ Mixed 113 145% 262 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 115%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$60 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 962GB free Firmware: CC25 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 115 99 99340800 (03) Spinup time 95 93 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1535 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 73 60 25008932 (09) Power-on hours count 93 93 6422 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 495 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 12885098499 (BD) vendor-specific 99 99 1 (BE) vendor-specific 69 55 522125343 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 31 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 89 89 23601 (C2) HDA temperature 31 45 98784247839 (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 -27058293961105 (F1) Unknown 100 253 13752354466 (F2) Unknown 100 253 485239802715	88.1% Excellent	Read 179 Write 128 Mixed 178 123% 162 MB/s	4K Read 0.82 4K Write 1.63 4K Mixed 0.22 89% 0.89 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 113%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 426GB free Firmware: 05.0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 253 253 6833 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4379 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 35 35 47501 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2449 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 556 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 4349 (C2) HDA temperature 116 92 34 (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 2 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	57.3% Above average	Read 114 Write 85.2 Mixed 81.9 70% 93.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.72 4K Write 2.22 4K Mixed 0.32 107% 1.09 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 76%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 259GB free Firmware: 80.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 184 180 5791 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3821 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 86 86 10451 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 892 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 142 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 189 189 34702 (C2) HDA temperature 120 108 30 (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	51.6% Above average	Read 108 Write 71.3 Mixed 89.1 68% 89.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.35 4K Write 2.26 4K Mixed 0.22 81% 0.94 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 83%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 112GB free Firmware: 80.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 174 173 6275 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1349 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 2104 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 304 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 32 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 198 198 8300 (C2) HDA temperature 121 110 29 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	64.7% Good	Read 140 Write 85.5 Mixed 136 91% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.82 4K Write 2.25 4K Mixed 0.28 107% 1.12 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 64.7% Great: 96%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 34GB free Firmware: 80.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 180 179 5975 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1272 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 874 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 194 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 24 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 198 198 7825 (C2) HDA temperature 121 111 29 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	52.1% Above average	Read 97.3 Write 84 Mixed 125 78% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.61 4K Write 2.59 4K Mixed 0.28 105% 1.16 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 96%
WDC WD20 EZRX-00D8PB0 2TB 37 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 2TB free, PID 0539 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	42.5% Average	Read 97.7 Write 93 Mixed 58.5 103% 83 MB/s	4K Read 0.93 4K Write 2.56 4K Mixed 0.24 99% 1.24 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 42.5% Great: 49%
WDC WD20 EARS-00MVWB0 2TB 66 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 1.5TB free, PID 0539 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	27.8% Poor	Read 56.2 Write 62.5 Mixed 22.3 58% 47 MB/s	4K Read 0.55 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.16 72% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 27.8% Great: 43%
WDC WD10 EARS-003BB1 1TB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 931GB free, PID 0539 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	43.5% Average	Read 109 Write 98.6 Mixed 10.4 82% 72.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.74 4K Write 1.95 4K Mixed 0.19 75% 0.96 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 43.5% Great: 43%
BUFFALO External HDD 1TB 295 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 287GB free, PID 0108 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	19.2% Very poor	Read 38.6 Write 41.4 Mixed 19.9 41% 33.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.48 4K Write 1.44 4K Mixed 0.26 60% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 19.2% Great: 20%
WDC WD20 EARX-00PASB0 2TB 63 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 141GB free, PID 0539 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	40.1% Average	Read 90.9 Write 91.7 Mixed 45.3 94% 76 MB/s	4K Read 0.79 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.14 82% 1.04 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 40.1% Great: 41%
WDC WD20 EARX-00PASB0 2TB 63 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 15GB free, PID 0539 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	34.2% Below average	Read 76.9 Write 78.9 Mixed 39.1 80% 65 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.84 4K Mixed 0.18 72% 0.94 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 34.2% Great: 41%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX KHX1600C10D3/4G KHX1600C9D3/4GX KHX1600C9D3/4GX 16GB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	62.2% Good	MC Read 22.4 MC Write 23.3 MC Mixed 18.8 61% 21.5 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 19.4 SC Mixed 21 55% 19.2 GB/s	Latency 65.2 61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 62.2% Great: 91%

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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	3,394x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,668x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	458x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,246x
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 $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	207x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	377x
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 $254	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 $163	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16