MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 88.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics99.7% 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 Drive68.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 03 '20 at 10:20
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing as expected (58th 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
88.1% Excellent
Memory 95.9
1-Core 106
2-Core 260
85% 154 Pts
4-Core 433
8-Core 664
68% 549 Pts
64-Core 673
42% 673 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 88.1%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510
Nvidia(10DE 13A2) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.48
Performing below potential (51st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
99.7% Outstanding
Lighting 121
Reflection 117
Parallax 132
99% 123 fps
MRender 179
Gravity 109
Splatting 97.3
101% 129 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 99.7%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
90GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 583ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 112 152 142 111 120 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
68.5% Good
Read 307
Write 218
Mixed 232
SusWrite 127
49% 221 MB/s
4K Read 28.4
4K Write 89.4
4K Mixed 36
136% 51.3 MB/s
DQ Read 97.3
DQ Write 194
DQ Mixed 135
106% 142 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 68.5%
Great: 85%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46
232GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 589 591 452 408 408 408 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
172% Outstanding
Read 735
Write 567
Mixed 623
SusWrite 476
135% 600 MB/s
4K Read 60.5
4K Write 132
4K Mixed 79.8
264% 90.9 MB/s
DQ Read 780
DQ Write 628
DQ Mixed 1,043
689% 817 MB/s
Poor: 152%
This bench: 172%
Great: 302%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48
118GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 82 82 82 83 80 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
74.3% Very good
Read 177
Write 134
Mixed 79.5
SusWrite 81.7
87% 118 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1.3
249% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 74.3%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8GBH2X04F1AA28-15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
68.2% Good
MC Read 23.8
MC Write 25.4
MC Mixed 20.7
67% 23.3 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 24.1
SC Mixed 22.8
61% 21.3 GB/s
Latency 54.2
74% 54.2 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 68.2%
Great: 69%

 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 6,771 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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