MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 53%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 84%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics77.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D 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)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150528
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateAug 19 '19 at 07:27
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (85th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690-$51
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
84% Excellent
Memory 95.5
1-Core 111
2-Core 209
81% 139 Pts
4-Core 419
8-Core 424
56% 421 Pts
64-Core 426
26% 426 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 84%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
EVGA(3842 4991) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1637 MHz, MLim: 1881 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 431.60
Performing below potential (43rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
77.3% Very good
Lighting 95.7
Reflection 101
Parallax 77.8
78% 91.6 fps
MRender 100
Gravity 94.5
Splatting 86.6
76% 93.8 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 77.3%
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 464
Write 411
Mixed 266
84% 380 MB/s
4K Read 34.9
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 41
160% 59.8 MB/s
DQ Read 364
DQ Write 300
DQ Mixed 156
165% 273 MB/s
Poor: 65% Great: 114%
WD Blue 3D 500GB-$67
108GB free
Firmware: X61130WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 318 368 406 404 393 397 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
118% Outstanding
Read 505
Write 478
Mixed 394
SusWrite 381
99% 440 MB/s
4K Read 40
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 53.5
188% 67.9 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 339
DQ Mixed 284
234% 334 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 118%
Great: 117%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 195 194 195 195 193 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 188
Write 184
Mixed 81.5
SusWrite 192
118% 161 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 109%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
71.2% Very good
MC Read 25.5
MC Write 26.4
MC Mixed 23.1
71% 25 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 20.6
SC Mixed 21.6
57% 20 GB/s
Latency 55.5
72% 55.5 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 71.2%
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 6,801 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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