MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 31%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics35% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive98.2% 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.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7917
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)  (all builds)
Memory18.5 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMar 16 '19 at 13:34
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User FRO-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
84% Excellent
Memory 90.2
1-Core 124
2-Core 246
86% 154 Pts
4-Core 420
8-Core 650
66% 535 Pts
64-Core 658
41% 658 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 84%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 417.1
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
35% Below average
Lighting 45.5
Reflection 43.5
Parallax 38.9
37% 42.6 fps
MRender 39.5
Gravity 39.8
Splatting 35.1
31% 38.1 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 35%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
33GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 329 109 110 110 110 97 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
98.2% Outstanding
Read 455
Write 435
Mixed 346
SusWrite 144
77% 345 MB/s
4K Read 37.4
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 50.7
178% 65.1 MB/s
DQ Read 372
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 354
267% 356 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 98.2%
Great: 124%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136
3TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 140 138 144 142 142 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
77.2% Very good
Read 128
Write 134
Mixed 87.2
SusWrite 141
90% 123 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1
194% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 77.2%
Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 3x8GB
3 of 4 slots used
24GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
28.3% Poor
MC Read 9.1
MC Write 9
MC Mixed 7.7
25% 8.6 GB/s
SC Read 8.7
SC Write 10
SC Mixed 9.1
26% 9.27 GB/s
Latency 67
60% 67 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 28.3%
Great: 69%

 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 6,776 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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