MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 76%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics90.4% 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 Drive97.3% 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.
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.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7917
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)  (all builds)
Memory10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime2.1 Days
Run DateOct 28 '22 at 18:07
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User SVK-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E3-1271 v3
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
79.9% Very good
Memory 95.4
1-Core 109
2-Core 204
80% 136 Pts
4-Core 348
8-Core 519
54% 434 Pts
64-Core 556
34% 556 Pts
Poor: 65%
This bench: 79.9%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$250
ASRock(1849 5103) ≥ 4GB
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 22.5.1
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
90.4% Outstanding
Lighting 115
Reflection 135
Parallax 158
94% 136 fps
MRender 109
Gravity 117
Splatting 89.8
85% 105 fps
Poor: 91%
This bench: 90.4%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SU650 240GB-$70
43GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S190830a
SusWrite @10s intervals: 341 283 255 176 114 115 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
97.3% Outstanding
Read 495
Write 460
Mixed 455
SusWrite 214
91% 406 MB/s
4K Read 39
4K Write 82.1
4K Mixed 46.8
162% 56 MB/s
DQ Read 328
DQ Write 303
DQ Mixed 324
241% 319 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 97.3%
Great: 99%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64
258GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 116 117 119 117 118 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
63.8% Good
Read 104
Write 104
Mixed 75.2
SusWrite 118
74% 100 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
193% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 63.8%
Great: 85%
WD WD20EURS-63S48Y0 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 115 114 118 116 116 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
64.3% Good
Read 108
Write 112
Mixed 86.5
SusWrite 115
78% 106 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.7
160% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 64.3%
Great: 77%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX2400C11D3/4GX KHX2400C11D3/4GX 0420 DDR3 2400 2OZ 16GB
2400, 2400, 2400 MHz
4096, 4096, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
83.9% Excellent
MC Read 30.8
MC Write 32.5
MC Mixed 27
86% 30.1 GB/s
SC Read 20.6
SC Write 21.3
SC Mixed 25.9
65% 22.6 GB/s
Latency 55.8
72% 55.8 ns
Poor: 83%
This bench: 83.9%
Great: 86%

 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 6,867 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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