MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 60%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics74.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive117% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7917
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)  (all builds)
Memory9.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateApr 22 '18 at 09:07
Run Duration207 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 35%
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 PC Performing as expected (48th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
75.8% Very good
Memory 86.3
1-Core 112
2-Core 221
79% 140 Pts
4-Core 373
8-Core 402
51% 387 Pts
64-Core 474
29% 474 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 75.8%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing below potential (16th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
74.3% Very good
Lighting 92.2
Reflection 102
Parallax 87.6
75% 93.9 fps
MRender 89.7
Gravity 85
Splatting 90.7
73% 88.5 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 74.3%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
10GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
117% Outstanding
Read 715
Write 473
Mixed 520
126% 569 MB/s
4K Read 46.2
4K Write 92.8
4K Mixed 29.4
157% 56.1 MB/s
DQ Read 316
DQ Write 285
DQ Mixed 23.8
94% 208 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 117%
Great: 236%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
86GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
80.5% Excellent
Read 142
Write 139
Mixed 104
96% 128 MB/s
4K Read 0.59
4K Write 2.02
4K Mixed 0.25
90% 0.96 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 80.5%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
73.2% Very good
MC Read 24.6
MC Write 32
MC Mixed 24.2
77% 26.9 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 18.8
SC Mixed 18.4
50% 17.4 GB/s
Latency 71
56% 71 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 73.2%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) Builds (Compare 6,763 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $648
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