MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 83%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 64%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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.
Graphics98.2% 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 Drive97.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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)
Memory8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit väriä
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime6.9 Days
Run DateAug 22 '19 at 11:51
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User FIN-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
84% Excellent
Memory 92.8
1-Core 119
2-Core 234
84% 149 Pts
4-Core 431
8-Core 454
59% 443 Pts
64-Core 393
24% 393 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 84%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
Asus(1043 8623) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.2
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
98.2% Outstanding
Lighting 126
Reflection 139
Parallax 118
103% 128 fps
MRender 96.1
Gravity 124
Splatting 106
89% 109 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 98.2%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190
117GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXM06B0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 218 195 196 204 203 209 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
97.5% Outstanding
Read 505
Write 350
Mixed 259
SusWrite 204
73% 330 MB/s
4K Read 36
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 42.5
164% 61 MB/s
DQ Read 366
DQ Write 288
DQ Mixed 129
150% 261 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 97.5%
Great: 116%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
127GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 346 330 298 277 277 266 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
123% Outstanding
Read 504
Write 491
Mixed 397
SusWrite 299
95% 423 MB/s
4K Read 47.2
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 65.5
219% 77.4 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 349
DQ Mixed 363
273% 364 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 123%
Great: 134%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83
396GB free
Firmware: 1AJ10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 114 115 115 115 115 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
53.6% Above average
Read 71.5
Write 36.7
Mixed 70.3
SusWrite 115
54% 73.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1.2
217% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 53.6%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
60.2% Good
MC Read 21.3
MC Write 22.5
MC Mixed 18.3
59% 20.7 GB/s
SC Read 15.9
SC Write 21.6
SC Mixed 17.7
53% 18.4 GB/s
Latency 62.4
64% 62.4 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 60.2%
Great: 63%

 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 6,763 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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