MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 55%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 69%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics78.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive89% 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.
High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7917
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)  (all builds)
Memory18.5 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150528
Uptime5.6 Days
Run DateJul 17 '19 at 01:39
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 27%

 PC Performing below expectations (35th 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 way below expectations (8th percentile)
69% Good
Memory 72.7
1-Core 113
2-Core 218
74% 134 Pts
4-Core 352
8-Core 558
56% 455 Pts
64-Core 560
35% 560 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 69%
Great: 87%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
MSI(1462 7917) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
3.56% Terrible
Lighting 3.6
Reflection 5.69
Parallax 5.31
3% 4.87 fps
MRender 6.38
Gravity 2.57
Splatting 7.78
5% 5.58 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.56%
Great: 3%
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing below potential (42nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
78.4% Very good
Lighting 98.8
Reflection 102
Parallax 86.9
80% 96.1 fps
MRender 89.4
Gravity 92.2
Splatting 90.7
74% 90.8 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 78.4%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 750GB-$160
158GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M0CR011
SusWrite @10s intervals: 409 414 404 369 399 419 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
89% Excellent
Read 386
Write 423
Mixed 362
SusWrite 402
89% 394 MB/s
4K Read 22
4K Write 65.8
4K Mixed 32.5
110% 40.1 MB/s
DQ Read 350
DQ Write 316
DQ Mixed 333
250% 333 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 89%
Great: 104%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
211GB free
Firmware: CC29
SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 80 80 76 76 76 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
65.1% Good
Read 149
Write 99.5
Mixed 75.3
SusWrite 77.5
74% 100 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 65.1%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMZ8GX3M2A2133C11 0215 CMY16GX3M2A2400C11 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A2133C11 0215 CMY16GX3M2A2400C11 24GB
1600, 1800, 1600, 1800 MHz
4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
37.8% Below average
MC Read 12.1
MC Write 15.1
MC Mixed 12.2
38% 13.1 GB/s
SC Read 8.9
SC Write 12.7
SC Mixed 10.5
31% 10.7 GB/s
Latency 95.3
42% 95.3 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 37.8%
Great: 77%

 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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