MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 71%
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 a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics107% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive105% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.
SystemMSI MS-7917
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)  (all builds)
Memory24.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150811
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJan 24 '21 at 08:22
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
Watch Gameplay: 5700-XT + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
77.5% Very good
Memory 80.5
1-Core 97.6
2-Core 211
73% 130 Pts
4-Core 401
8-Core 635
64% 518 Pts
64-Core 629
39% 629 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 77.5%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$250
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.12.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Lighting 141
Reflection 147
Parallax 200
115% 163 fps
MRender 117
Gravity 142
Splatting 97.8
96% 119 fps
Poor: 91%
This bench: 107%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140
533GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 433 435 435 446 447 449 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 478
Write 459
Mixed 341
SusWrite 441
97% 430 MB/s
4K Read 27.4
4K Write 90.4
4K Mixed 39
139% 52.3 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 285
234% 335 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 105%
Great: 133%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$45
557GB free
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 192 192 190 192 192 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 184
Write 162
Mixed 28.5
SusWrite 191
102% 142 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 5
4K Mixed 2.1
376% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 108%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMY16GX3M2A1866C9 0215 CMY16GX3M2A1866C9 0215 CMY16GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMY16GX3M2A1600C9 32GB
1333, 1333, 1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (33rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
48.6% Average
MC Read 17
MC Write 18.2
MC Mixed 14.8
48% 16.7 GB/s
SC Read 13.3
SC Write 17
SC Mixed 15.8
44% 15.4 GB/s
Latency 79.7
50% 79.7 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 48.6%
Great: 60%

 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 6,820 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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