MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics10.8% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive127% 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.
SystemMSI MS-7917
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)  (all builds)
Memory0.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141223
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 19 '20 at 18:33
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th 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 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
78.1% Very good
Memory 93
1-Core 116
2-Core 227
83% 145 Pts
4-Core 354
8-Core 433
51% 393 Pts
64-Core 435
27% 435 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 78.1%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 460 SE
EVGA(3842 1366) 1GB
CLim: 648 MHz, MLim: 850 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
10.8% Very poor
Lighting 12.5
Reflection 14.8
Parallax 10.8
10% 12.7 fps
MRender 17.2
Gravity 12
Splatting 14.8
12% 14.7 fps
Poor: 9%
This bench: 10.8%
Great: 11%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
123GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 443 453 473 473 474 484 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
127% Outstanding
Read 472
Write 442
Mixed 387
SusWrite 467
100% 442 MB/s
4K Read 43
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 59.1
203% 73.1 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 361
272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 127%
Great: 134%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CM1G6416V80AD2J-12 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
60.3% Good
MC Read 21.2
MC Write 22.2
MC Mixed 19
59% 20.8 GB/s
SC Read 15.1
SC Write 20.5
SC Mixed 18.3
51% 18 GB/s
Latency 62
64% 62 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 60.3%
Great: 78%

 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 6,809 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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