MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics53.1% 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 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)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140731
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 28 '19 at 23:08
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User LTU-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing way above expectations (91st 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 (95th percentile)
79.2% Very good
Memory 91.6
1-Core 102
2-Core 205
77% 133 Pts
4-Core 383
8-Core 402
52% 393 Pts
64-Core 408
25% 408 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 79.2%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399
CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1300 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.5.2
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
53.1% Above average
Lighting 65.1
Reflection 59.3
Parallax 78.7
53% 67.7 fps
MRender 59.4
Gravity 56.6
Splatting 75
53% 63.7 fps
Poor: 41%
This bench: 53.1%
Great: 50%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$44
340GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR010
SusWrite @10s intervals: 430 454 464 438 388 393 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
117% Outstanding
Read 510
Write 467
Mixed 440
SusWrite 428
104% 461 MB/s
4K Read 36.5
4K Write 95
4K Mixed 51.8
172% 61.1 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 351
DQ Mixed 294
241% 343 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 117%
Great: 125%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX2400C11D3/4GX KHX1866C9D3/8GX KHX2400C11D3/4GX 16GB
2400, 1600, 2400 MHz
4096, 8192, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
43.6% Average
MC Read 14.6
MC Write 14.9
MC Mixed 13.4
41% 14.3 GB/s
SC Read 12.6
SC Write 15.5
SC Mixed 14.1
40% 14.1 GB/s
Latency 64.7
62% 64.7 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 43.6%
Great: 44%

 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 6,875 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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