MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 53%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 83.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics57.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive138% 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.
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.
High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7917
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)  (all builds)
Memory10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 16 '20 at 17:50
Run Duration192 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU 27%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd 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 3.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
83.4% Excellent
Memory 95.3
1-Core 115
2-Core 231
84% 147 Pts
4-Core 410
8-Core 437
56% 423 Pts
64-Core 444
28% 444 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 83.4%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 432.00
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
57.1% Above average
Lighting 72.5
Reflection 71.7
Parallax 63.7
59% 69.3 fps
MRender 74.1
Gravity 67
Splatting 57.4
53% 66.2 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 57.1%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung NVMe MZVPV256HDGL-00000 256GB
165GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXW7300Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 319 491 544 535 537 543 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
138% Outstanding
Read 620
Write 546
Mixed 443
SusWrite 495
118% 526 MB/s
4K Read 41.5
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 54.3
189% 67.6 MB/s
DQ Read 793
DQ Write 311
DQ Mixed 494
381% 533 MB/s
Poor: 133%
This bench: 138%
Great: 247%
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 480GB
447GB free
Firmware: ECFM12.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1998 925 592 600 599 599 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
223% Outstanding
Read 1,215
Write 2,009
Mixed 1431
SusWrite 885
314% 1,385 MB/s
4K Read 41.7
4K Write 134
4K Mixed 55.9
206% 77.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,365
DQ Write 1,214
DQ Mixed 1,306
975% 1,295 MB/s
Poor: 125%
This bench: 223%
Great: 262%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
70.7% Very good
MC Read 25.7
MC Write 26.5
MC Mixed 23
72% 25.1 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 21
SC Mixed 19.2
54% 18.7 GB/s
Latency 56.3
71% 56.3 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 70.7%
Great: 73%

 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 6,772 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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