MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 81.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics3.91% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive117% 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.
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 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)
Memory14 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 14 '18 at 22:52
Run Duration119 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4570-$99
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
81.4% Excellent
Memory 94.8
1-Core 108
2-Core 214
80% 139 Pts
4-Core 392
8-Core 405
53% 398 Pts
64-Core 400
25% 400 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 81.4%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card 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 (100th percentile)
3.91% Terrible
Lighting 3.87
Reflection 6.92
Parallax 6.59
3% 5.79 fps
MRender 9.62
Gravity 2.37
Splatting 7.57
5% 6.52 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.91%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
445GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
117% Outstanding
Read 720
Write 544
Mixed 549
134% 604 MB/s
4K Read 54
4K Write 97.4
4K Mixed 32.1
174% 61.2 MB/s
DQ Read 43.5
DQ Write 114
DQ Mixed 21.2
33% 59.6 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 117%
Great: 254%
Hitachi HDS721010DLE630 1TB-$150
931GB free
Firmware: MS2OA5R0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
58.9% Above average
Read 35.6
Write 170
Mixed 33.5
58% 79.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.56
4K Write 1.45
4K Mixed 0.22
75% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 58.9%
Great: 99%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLT8G3D1608DT1TX0. 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
63.8% Good
MC Read 22.2
MC Write 23.1
MC Mixed 20.4
63% 21.9 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 19.3
SC Mixed 21
55% 19.3 GB/s
Latency 57.5
70% 57.5 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 63.8%
Great: 65%

 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 6,770 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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HDDRAMUSB
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