MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 131%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 108%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 86.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics151% 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 Drive195% 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.
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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
Very high background CPU (48%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7917
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)  (all builds)
Memory26.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 12 '22 at 15:21
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU 48%
Watch Gameplay: 3070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (71st 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 (96th percentile)
86.9% Excellent
Memory 97.2
1-Core 121
2-Core 232
86% 150 Pts
4-Core 416
8-Core 583
63% 499 Pts
64-Core 637
39% 637 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 86.9%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.94
Performing below potential (67th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
151% Outstanding
Lighting 222
Reflection 211
Parallax 202
180% 212 fps
MRender 199
Gravity 156
Splatting 138
131% 164 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 151%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SX8100NP 512GB
238GB free (System drive)
Firmware: VB411D48
SusWrite @10s intervals: 637 385 300 248 205 191 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
195% Outstanding
Read 1,333
Write 1,348
Mixed 423
SusWrite 328
191% 858 MB/s
4K Read 54.7
4K Write 139
4K Mixed 74.3
252% 89.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,123
DQ Write 833
DQ Mixed 532
519% 829 MB/s
Poor: 118%
This bench: 195%
Great: 320%
Samsung 750 EVO 120GB-$35
112GB free
Firmware: MAT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 293 127 176 129 128 130 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 503
Write 473
Mixed 340
SusWrite 164
83% 370 MB/s
4K Read 41.8
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 53.2
186% 66.3 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 349
DQ Mixed 315
251% 350 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 104%
Great: 110%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$40
610GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 146 148 147 148 148 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
90.7% Outstanding
Read 169
Write 140
Mixed 76.5
SusWrite 147
97% 133 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1.1
221% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 90.7%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-2400C11-8GXM 0215 CMY16GX3M2A2400C11 0420 F3-2400C11-8GXM 0215 CMY16GX3M2A2400C11 32GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
81% Excellent
MC Read 30.4
MC Write 31
MC Mixed 23.3
81% 28.2 GB/s
SC Read 20.7
SC Write 24.1
SC Mixed 26.8
68% 23.9 GB/s
Latency 49.6
81% 49.6 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 81%
Great: 83%

 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 6,822 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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