MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 148%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 115%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics171% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive112% 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)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140627
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 20 '20 at 15:42
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing as expected (57th 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 4.2 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
88.7% Excellent
Memory 93.7
1-Core 127
2-Core 250
88% 157 Pts
4-Core 483
8-Core 488
65% 486 Pts
64-Core 484
30% 484 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 88.7%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306
Nvidia(10DE 147D) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
171% Outstanding
Lighting 237
Reflection 275
Parallax 342
193% 285 fps
MRender 317
Gravity 242
Splatting 141
181% 233 fps
Poor: 185%
This bench: 171%
Great: 230%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
36GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 390 302 288 117 78 78 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 456
Write 400
Mixed 382
SusWrite 209
81% 362 MB/s
4K Read 42.9
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 62.3
209% 75.5 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 349
DQ Mixed 363
273% 364 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 112%
Great: 124%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48
193GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 121 120 121 128 128 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
71.8% Very good
Read 127
Write 126
Mixed 87.5
SusWrite 123
85% 116 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 1
204% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 71.8%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
64.1% Good
MC Read 22.2
MC Write 23.3
MC Mixed 20.2
63% 21.9 GB/s
SC Read 18.1
SC Write 22.9
SC Mixed 20.7
59% 20.6 GB/s
Latency 60.5
66% 60.5 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 64.1%
Great: 76%

 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 6,763 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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