MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 75%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics97.7% 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 Drive97.2% 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.
Very high background CPU (82%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7917
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)  (all builds)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 07 '23 at 23:26
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU 82%

 PC Performing as expected (49th 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 as expected (45th percentile)
79% Very good
Memory 90.5
1-Core 120
2-Core 207
81% 139 Pts
4-Core 370
8-Core 498
55% 434 Pts
64-Core 583
36% 583 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 79%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 528.24
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
97.7% Outstanding
Lighting 126
Reflection 128
Parallax 118
102% 124 fps
MRender 93.5
Gravity 123
Splatting 107
89% 108 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 97.7%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 500GB
355GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT24B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 305 365 369 374 375 375 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
97.2% Outstanding
Read 482
Write 375
Mixed 325
SusWrite 360
86% 386 MB/s
4K Read 24.2
4K Write 82.3
4K Mixed 37.8
129% 48.1 MB/s
DQ Read 368
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 256
220% 323 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 97.2%
Great: 126%
Kioxia-exceria SATA SSD 480GB
52GB free
Firmware: SBFA18.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 330 397 135 188 8.2 53 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
91.2% Outstanding
Read 488
Write 460
Mixed 364
SusWrite 185
84% 374 MB/s
4K Read 37.3
4K Write 75.3
4K Mixed 41.3
149% 51.3 MB/s
DQ Read 317
DQ Write 330
DQ Mixed 242
205% 297 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 91.2%
Great: 100%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
202GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 126 126 129 128 130 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
76.3% Very good
Read 138
Write 134
Mixed 74.8
SusWrite 127
87% 119 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1.2
242% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 76.3%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
31.6% Below average
MC Read 10
MC Write 10.9
MC Mixed 9
28% 9.97 GB/s
SC Read 9
SC Write 10.9
SC Mixed 9.5
28% 9.8 GB/s
Latency 66.5
60% 66.5 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 31.6%
Great: 62%

 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 6,770 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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