MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 50%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 38%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 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 83%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics60.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7917
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)  (all builds)
Memory4.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141223
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 20 '17 at 09:01
Run Duration215 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing way above expectations (86th 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 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
83% Excellent
Memory 93.9
1-Core 112
2-Core 220
82% 142 Pts
4-Core 420
8-Core 408
56% 414 Pts
64-Core 407
25% 407 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 83%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 290X-$549
MSI(1462 3070) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1080 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.1.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
60.2% Good
Lighting 75.4
Reflection 63.9
Parallax 92.9
62% 77.4 fps
MRender 63.7
Gravity 63
Splatting 80.8
58% 69.2 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 60.2%
Great: 55%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HDS722020ALA330 2TB-$71
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: JKAOA3MA Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
56.6% Above average
Read 98.1
Write 99.2
Mixed 113
78% 103 MB/s
4K Read 0.69
4K Write 1.36
4K Mixed 0.31
88% 0.79 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 56.6%
Great: 69%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 8GB
7GB free, PID c75c
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
7.41% Terrible
Read 25.8
Write 10.2
Mixed 10.2
17% 15.4 MB/s
4K Read 5.98
4K Write 0.01
4K Mixed 0.008
23% 2 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 7.41%
Great: 7%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4GBH1X04F1AA28-15 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
58.5% Above average
MC Read 21.2
MC Write 21.2
MC Mixed 17.9
57% 20.1 GB/s
SC Read 15.3
SC Write 19.6
SC Mixed 17.1
50% 17.3 GB/s
Latency 60
67% 60 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 58.5%
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 6,772 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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