MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 53%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 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 85%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics57.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive68.6% 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 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)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150528
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 01 '18 at 19:47
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
85% Excellent
Memory 96.3
1-Core 110
2-Core 216
82% 141 Pts
4-Core 429
8-Core 420
57% 424 Pts
64-Core 426
26% 426 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 85%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 399.7
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
57.4% Above average
Lighting 72.7
Reflection 71.3
Parallax 63.5
59% 69.2 fps
MRender 74
Gravity 65.4
Splatting 60
54% 66.5 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 57.4%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$29
77GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFK71E0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 232 69 55 55 55 56 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
68.6% Good
Read 384
Write 149
Mixed 272
SusWrite 87.2
49% 223 MB/s
4K Read 31.1
4K Write 92.6
4K Mixed 24.1
127% 49.3 MB/s
DQ Read 163
DQ Write 306
DQ Mixed 131
129% 200 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 68.6%
Great: 85%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65
822GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 80 78 78 79 80 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
47.9% Average
Read 88
Write 82.5
Mixed 61.3
SusWrite 78.9
57% 77.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
130% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 47.9%
Great: 57%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
71.4% Very good
MC Read 25.4
MC Write 26.3
MC Mixed 22.8
71% 24.8 GB/s
SC Read 18.7
SC Write 20.8
SC Mixed 22
59% 20.5 GB/s
Latency 53
75% 53 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 71.4%
Great: 71%

 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 6,767 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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