MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 90%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 75%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics105% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive115% 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.
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.
SystemMSI MS-7917
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)  (all builds)
Memory4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2160 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150811
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 25 '19 at 18:21
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing above expectations (76th 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 way above expectations (93rd percentile)
86.2% Excellent
Memory 91.2
1-Core 126
2-Core 250
87% 156 Pts
4-Core 437
8-Core 645
67% 541 Pts
64-Core 660
41% 660 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 86.2%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.71
Performing below potential (63rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
105% Outstanding
Lighting 130
Reflection 122
Parallax 129
106% 127 fps
MRender 177
Gravity 128
Splatting 103
108% 136 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 105%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
65GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 377 258 183 172 166 161 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 500
Write 483
Mixed 373
SusWrite 219
88% 394 MB/s
4K Read 45.4
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 61.8
212% 76.2 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 337
DQ Mixed 356
267% 356 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 115%
Great: 124%
Intel 320 Series 120GB-$89
112GB free
Firmware: 4PC10302
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 130 133 134 134 134 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
48.7% Average
Read 258
Write 132
Mixed 142
SusWrite 133
37% 166 MB/s
4K Read 20.3
4K Write 42.7
4K Mixed 23.2
83% 28.7 MB/s
DQ Read 141
DQ Write 65.9
DQ Mixed 60.8
56% 89.1 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 48.7%
Great: 48%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
671GB free
Firmware: JC4B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 106 108 109 110 108 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
59.8% Above average
Read 100
Write 93.5
Mixed 60.5
SusWrite 108
66% 90.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 1
174% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 59.8%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR3 1600G 4x2GB
4 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (49th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
50.7% Above average
MC Read 17.9
MC Write 18.2
MC Mixed 15.1
49% 17.1 GB/s
SC Read 13.9
SC Write 17.7
SC Mixed 16.6
46% 16.1 GB/s
Latency 65.4
61% 65.4 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 50.7%
Great: 64%

 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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