MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 101%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 84%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 81%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics126% 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 Drive108% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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)
Memory3.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime5.2 Days
Run DateMar 28 '23 at 14:35
Run Duration174 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing as expected (41st 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 above expectations (62nd percentile)
81% Excellent
Memory 91.5
1-Core 118
2-Core 232
84% 147 Pts
4-Core 381
8-Core 577
59% 479 Pts
64-Core 588
36% 588 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 81%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340
PNY(196E 1389) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 528.24
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
126% Outstanding
Lighting 172
Reflection 171
Parallax 172
141% 172 fps
MRender 184
Gravity 134
Splatting 118
116% 145 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 126%
Great: 136%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme R5MP240G8 240GB
68GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 28A0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 294 489 223 95 86 132 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 744
Write 601
Mixed 523
SusWrite 220
116% 522 MB/s
4K Read 39.2
4K Write 94.9
4K Mixed 23
139% 52.4 MB/s
DQ Read 595
DQ Write 487
DQ Mixed 330
305% 471 MB/s
Poor: 108%
This bench: 108%
Great: 207%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$119
17GB free
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 502
Write 464
Mixed 376
100% 447 MB/s
4K Read 31.8
4K Write 77.1
4K Mixed 42.3
143% 50.4 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 347
265% 358 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 124%
WD Green 750GB (2009)-$60
426GB free
Firmware: 01.00A01
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Read 3,548
2,534% 3,548 MB/s
4K Read 229
4K Mixed 0
14,288% 114 MB/s
Poor: 23% Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 2400 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (61st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
56.3% Above average
MC Read 20.8
MC Write 20.3
MC Mixed 16.5
55% 19.2 GB/s
SC Read 15
SC Write 20.5
SC Mixed 17.4
50% 17.6 GB/s
Latency 65
62% 65 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 56.3%
Great: 84%

 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 6,857 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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