MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	78.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	7.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	8.3 Days
Run Date	Dec 31 '19 at 21:52
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (47^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	84.5% Excellent	Memory 88 1-Core 128 2-Core 247 86% 154 Pts	4-Core 437 8-Core 659 68% 548 Pts	64-Core 653 40% 653 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 7917) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5063 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$72 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 50GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 44 40 41 38 39 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	78.5% Very good	Read 492 Write 264 Mixed 175 SusWrite 52.5 54% 246 MB/s	4K Read 38.3 4K Write 83.2 4K Mixed 32.8 144% 51.4 MB/s	DQ Read 364 DQ Write 188 DQ Mixed 83.2 113% 212 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 118%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 90GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 93 94 92 91 95 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	44.5% Average	Read 62.8 Write 60.5 Mixed 52 SusWrite 91.8 49% 66.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 44.5% Great: 62%
Hitachi HDT725032VLA360 320GB 4,752 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 42GB free Firmware: V54OA52A SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 66 65 62 64 64 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	29.8% Poor	Read 39.5 Write 43.7 Mixed 27.5 SusWrite 64.2 32% 43.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.8 135% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 29.8% Great: 40%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 1TB 18,390 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 670GB free Firmware: 0143 SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 42 41 41 42 42 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	22.9% Poor	Read 37.8 Write 42 Mixed 37 SusWrite 41.3 29% 39.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 152% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 22.9% Great: 63%
WDC WD5000BEKT-6 500GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 369GB free, PID 1066 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 100 99 100 100 99 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	42.2% Average	Read 91.3 Write 85.2 Mixed 72.2 SusWrite 99.7 118% 87.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 112% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 42%
SAMSUNG HM500JI 500GB 141 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 37GB free, PID 0c31 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 36 36 36 37 36 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	18.6% Very poor	Read 30.7 Write 27.3 Mixed 31.8 SusWrite 36.1 43% 31.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 93% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 18.6% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 40,596 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	49.4% Average	MC Read 17.2 MC Write 17.6 MC Mixed 15 47% 16.6 GB/s	SC Read 13.5 SC Write 18 SC Mixed 16.9 46% 16.1 GB/s	Latency 69.6 58% 69.6 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 85%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

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	3,433x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,686x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	465x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,267x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	568x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	409x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	417x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	307x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	209x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	381x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	248x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	208x

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