MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 66%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics67.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive171% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7917
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)  (all builds)
Memory26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime10.1 Days
Run DateDec 07 '19 at 07:48
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th 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 4.7 GHz, turbo 5.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
91.2% Outstanding
Memory 96.7
1-Core 138
2-Core 261
93% 165 Pts
4-Core 462
8-Core 719
73% 590 Pts
64-Core 727
45% 727 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 91.2%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
Zotac(19DA 3451) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2252 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.41
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
67.2% Good
Lighting 84.1
Reflection 82.2
Parallax 70.2
68% 78.8 fps
MRender 82.7
Gravity 76
Splatting 78.7
65% 79.1 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 67.2%
Great: 62%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73
643GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P3CR010 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 631 641 647 658 653 631 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
171% Outstanding
Read 737
Write 657
Mixed 564
SusWrite 643
146% 650 MB/s
4K Read 50.6
4K Write 134
4K Mixed 73.4
242% 86 MB/s
DQ Read 682
DQ Write 504
DQ Mixed 268
289% 485 MB/s
Poor: 130%
This bench: 171%
Great: 295%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 2200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
76.8% Very good
MC Read 29.3
MC Write 27.9
MC Mixed 22
75% 26.4 GB/s
SC Read 20.6
SC Write 25.1
SC Mixed 26.9
69% 24.2 GB/s
Latency 51.6
78% 51.6 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 76.8%
Great: 80%

 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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