MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 87%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 68%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 88.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics97.1% 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 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.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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)
Memory17.7 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateAug 23 '19 at 23:56
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User BEL-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (76th 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 4.4 GHz, turbo 5.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
88.5% Excellent
Memory 92.6
1-Core 127
2-Core 255
88% 158 Pts
4-Core 489
8-Core 482
65% 485 Pts
64-Core 491
30% 491 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 88.5%
Great: 82%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
MSI(1462 7917) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5063
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
Gigabyte(1458 3793) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
97.1% Outstanding
Lighting 124
Reflection 139
Parallax 118
101% 127 fps
MRender 98.3
Gravity 125
Splatting 105
90% 109 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 97.1%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
98GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 381 291 294 273 294 298 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
117% Outstanding
Read 458
Write 447
Mixed 349
SusWrite 305
88% 390 MB/s
4K Read 42.8
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 61.3
206% 74.2 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 341
DQ Mixed 363
271% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 117%
Great: 124%
Seagate ST3500830AS 500GB-$145
173GB free
Firmware: 3.AAD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 67 68 68 68 67 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
38.6% Below average
Read 67.3
Write 28.3
Mixed 47.8
SusWrite 67
39% 52.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.8
136% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 38.6%
Great: 44%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$80
300GB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 81 82 82 82 82 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
56.6% Above average
Read 116
Write 114
Mixed 66.3
SusWrite 80.9
69% 94.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1
189% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 56.6%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 1315 BLT4G3D1608ET3LX0. 1315 BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 1315 BLT4G3D1608ET3LX0. 24GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
61.2% Good
MC Read 21.6
MC Write 22.8
MC Mixed 17.9
59% 20.8 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 23.3
SC Mixed 20.8
58% 20.2 GB/s
Latency 62.9
64% 62.9 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 61.2%
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 6,820 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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