MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 27%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 23%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall 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.
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 82.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics30.5% 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 Drive62.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Run History
7 years ago, 7 years ago.
SystemMSI MS-7917
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)  (all builds)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20150811
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMay 04 '16 at 18:00
Run Duration289 Seconds
Run User ITA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing as expected (47th 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 (78th percentile)
82.5% Excellent
Memory 88.8
1-Core 124
2-Core 230
84% 148 Pts
4-Core 411
8-Core 640
65% 526 Pts
64-Core 641
40% 641 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 82.5%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6472
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
30.5% Below average
Lighting 35.2
Reflection 38.8
Parallax 37.5
29% 37.2 fps
MRender 42.8
Gravity 40.5
Splatting 40.9
34% 41.4 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 30.5%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 240GB-$193
101GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 603ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
62.9% Good
Read 494
Write 187
Mixed 233
67% 305 MB/s
4K Read 21.7
4K Write 99
4K Mixed 12
101% 44.2 MB/s
DQ Read 26.3
DQ Write 105
DQ Mixed 10.8
24% 47.5 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 62.9%
Great: 84%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB
590GB free, PID a202
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
34.3% Below average
Read 84
Write 81.7
Mixed 78.9
105% 81.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.29
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.18
55% 0.62 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 34.3%
Great: 49%
SanDisk Cruzer Edge 4GB
4GB free, PID 556b
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
12.3% Very poor
Read 20.9
Write 4.49
Mixed 8.82
12% 11.4 MB/s
4K Read 6.61
4K Write 2.18
4K Mixed 1.7
156% 3.5 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 12.3%
Great: 12%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5471-056.A00LF 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
31.1% Below average
MC Read 10.4
MC Write 10.5
MC Mixed 8.5
28% 9.8 GB/s
SC Read 9.7
SC Write 10.4
SC Mixed 9.4
28% 9.83 GB/s
Latency 68.7
58% 68.7 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 31.1%
Great: 61%

 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 6,769 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
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Desktop
Desktop 84%
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Workstation
Workstation 36%
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Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

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