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 (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 79.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics90.6% 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 Drive94.6% 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)
Memory12.1 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 18:15
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User SVK-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (60th 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 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
79.6% Very good
Memory 95.7
1-Core 107
2-Core 204
79% 136 Pts
4-Core 343
8-Core 549
55% 446 Pts
64-Core 552
34% 552 Pts
Poor: 65%
This bench: 79.6%
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
90.6% Outstanding
Lighting 113
Reflection 138
Parallax 167
92% 139 fps
MRender 111
Gravity 121
Splatting 92.2
87% 108 fps
Poor: 91%
This bench: 90.6%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SU650 240GB-$70
43GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S190830a
SusWrite @10s intervals: 271 253 190 185 172 189 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
94.6% Outstanding
Read 467
Write 440
Mixed 422
SusWrite 210
86% 385 MB/s
4K Read 38.2
4K Write 78.5
4K Mixed 45
157% 53.9 MB/s
DQ Read 344
DQ Write 302
DQ Mixed 330
246% 325 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 94.6%
Great: 99%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64
258GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 105 106 105 106 105 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
62.8% Good
Read 113
Write 68.8
Mixed 70.1
SusWrite 105
66% 89.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1
191% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 62.8%
Great: 85%
WD WD20EURS-63S48Y0 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 116 116 117 116 115 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
65.1% Good
Read 112
Write 106
Mixed 91.8
SusWrite 115
78% 106 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.7
158% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 65.1%
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
83.2% Excellent
MC Read 30.4
MC Write 32.2
MC Mixed 26.6
85% 29.7 GB/s
SC Read 20.4
SC Write 21.1
SC Mixed 26.2
64% 22.6 GB/s
Latency 54.9
73% 54.9 ns
Poor: 83%
This bench: 83.2%
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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