MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 59%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics86.3% 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 Drive124% 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.
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)
Memory20.7 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 25 '19 at 05:15
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (93rd 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 4.5 GHz, turbo 5.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
82.7% Excellent
Memory 92.6
1-Core 106
2-Core 235
82% 145 Pts
4-Core 404
8-Core 511
59% 458 Pts
64-Core 516
32% 516 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 82.7%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
MSI(1462 330C) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 440.97
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
86.3% Excellent
Lighting 108
Reflection 113
Parallax 99.7
88% 107 fps
MRender 99.7
Gravity 101
Splatting 101
82% 101 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 86.3%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 1TB-$199
797GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0CB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 297 418 442 400 397 400 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
124% Outstanding
Read 458
Write 445
Mixed 362
SusWrite 392
93% 415 MB/s
4K Read 42.3
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 63.8
207% 74.1 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 349
DQ Mixed 260
224% 330 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 124%
Great: 126%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31
931GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 182 182 183 182 181 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 186
Write 164
Mixed 105
SusWrite 182
117% 159 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.1
216% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 106%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-12800CL8-4GBXM 0420 F3-12800CL10-8GBXL 0420 F3-12800CL8-4GBXM 0420 F3-12800CL10-8GBXL 24GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
62% Good
MC Read 22.1
MC Write 23.2
MC Mixed 18
60% 21.1 GB/s
SC Read 16.7
SC Write 23.4
SC Mixed 20.6
58% 20.2 GB/s
Latency 63
64% 63 ns
Poor: 37%
This bench: 62%
Great: 62%

 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 6,795 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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