MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 57%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 81.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics67.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7917
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)  (all builds)
Memory10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150528
Uptime1.7 Days
Run DateAug 19 '19 at 00:01
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690-$52
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
81.5% Excellent
Memory 89.5
1-Core 112
2-Core 222
80% 141 Pts
4-Core 428
8-Core 409
56% 418 Pts
64-Core 425
26% 425 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 81.5%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
EVGA(3842 4991) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 431.60
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
67.7% Good
Lighting 86.3
Reflection 85.3
Parallax 68.9
70% 80.2 fps
MRender 85.9
Gravity 72.2
Splatting 73.2
63% 77.1 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 67.7%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme Pro 240GB-$79
13GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X21200RL
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 466
Write 420
Mixed 263
85% 383 MB/s
4K Read 35.3
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 42.1
162% 60 MB/s
DQ Read 364
DQ Write 284
DQ Mixed 156
162% 268 MB/s
Poor: 65% Great: 114%
WD Blue 3D 500GB-$67
108GB free
Firmware: X61130WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 394 416 405 397 401 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
117% Outstanding
Read 503
Write 474
Mixed 386
SusWrite 368
97% 433 MB/s
4K Read 40.4
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 53.8
188% 68.2 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 334
DQ Mixed 287
234% 334 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 117%
Great: 117%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 193 195 195 193 194 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 186
Write 151
Mixed 81
SusWrite 188
111% 152 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 107%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1867 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (62nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
52.9% Above average
MC Read 18.1
MC Write 19
MC Mixed 16.8
51% 18 GB/s
SC Read 14.2
SC Write 18.7
SC Mixed 17.2
48% 16.7 GB/s
Latency 67.9
59% 67.9 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 52.9%
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 6,770 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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