MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 79.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics62.4% 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.
Very high background CPU (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7917
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)  (all builds)
Memory10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateNov 19 '19 at 12:02
Run Duration172 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 40%

 PC Performing as expected (54th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
79.6% Very good
Memory 89.6
1-Core 97.4
2-Core 203
75% 130 Pts
4-Core 376
8-Core 559
58% 467 Pts
64-Core 616
38% 616 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 79.6%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 440.97
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
62.4% Good
Lighting 79.4
Reflection 82.5
Parallax 72.6
65% 78.2 fps
MRender 76.5
Gravity 73.1
Splatting 65.5
58% 71.7 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 62.4%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 120GB-$76
34GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X31000RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 38 40 40 40 39 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 51% Great: 93%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136
3TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 129 131 130 131 129 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
73.6% Very good
Read 126
Write 125
Mixed 71.7
SusWrite 130
83% 113 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.9
182% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 73.6%
Great: 87%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$75
248GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 111 112 111 112 111 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
79.4% Very good
Read 164
Write 129
Mixed 60.3
SusWrite 111
85% 116 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 5
4K Mixed 2.4
413% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 79.4%
Great: 108%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136
2.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 87 87 87 87 87 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
55.8% Above average
Read 107
Write 103
Mixed 79.1
SusWrite 86.9
70% 94.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1
187% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 55.8%
Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
57.4% Above average
MC Read 21
MC Write 20.8
MC Mixed 16.6
56% 19.5 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 22.1
SC Mixed 19.9
55% 19.2 GB/s
Latency 67.8
59% 67.8 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 57.4%
Great: 64%

 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 6,762 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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