MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 80.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics77% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive61.3% 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)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 01 '19 at 17:36
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th 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 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
80.7% Excellent
Memory 94.2
1-Core 102
2-Core 198
77% 131 Pts
4-Core 391
8-Core 386
52% 388 Pts
64-Core 391
24% 391 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 80.7%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX Titan X-$615
Nvidia(10DE 1132) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 419.35
Performing below potential (74th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
77% Very good
Lighting 99.7
Reflection 109
Parallax 96
81% 101 fps
MRender 85.4
Gravity 92.7
Splatting 76.4
69% 84.8 fps
Poor: 68%
This bench: 77%
Great: 83%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SSD 120GB
58GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM11.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 106 79 77 70 59 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
61.3% Good
Read 494
Write 302
Mixed 323
SusWrite 83.7
67% 301 MB/s
4K Read 39.5
4K Write 88.3
4K Mixed 4.5
112% 44.1 MB/s
DQ Read 258
DQ Write 9.4
DQ Mixed 12.2
39% 93.1 MB/s
Poor: 37%
This bench: 61.3%
Great: 94%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
677GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 165 166 165 164 163 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
95.5% Outstanding
Read 168
Write 160
Mixed 88.2
SusWrite 165
106% 145 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 1.2
216% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 95.5%
Great: 109%
Seagate ST31500524AS 1.5TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 122 122 121 121 120 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
72.8% Very good
Read 132
Write 117
Mixed 60.5
SusWrite 122
79% 108 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 1
182% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 72.8%
Great: 72%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
63.7% Good
MC Read 23
MC Write 23.1
MC Mixed 20
63% 22 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 19.3
SC Mixed 19.9
54% 19 GB/s
Latency 59.3
68% 59.3 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 63.7%
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 6,771 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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