MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 54.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics134% 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 Drive50.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (96%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7917
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)  (all builds)
Memory9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141223
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 06 '23 at 22:41
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 96%
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 PC Performing below expectations (30th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
54.2% Above average
Memory 61.5
1-Core 80.1
2-Core 155
56% 98.8 Pts
4-Core 256
8-Core 350
38% 303 Pts
64-Core 453
28% 453 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 54.2%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 527.37
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
134% Outstanding
Lighting 188
Reflection 177
Parallax 172
154% 179 fps
MRender 191
Gravity 140
Splatting 121
120% 151 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 134%
Great: 136%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
41GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 117 100 100 173 199 MB/s
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
50.5% Above average
Read 278
Write 65.6
Mixed 126
SusWrite 134
33% 151 MB/s
4K Read 14.4
4K Write 52.2
4K Mixed 19.1
74% 28.6 MB/s
DQ Read 322
DQ Write 65.2
DQ Mixed 86
91% 158 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 50.5%
Great: 124%
WD Black 5TB (2015)-$71
218GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 93 90 91 89 88 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
47.2% Average
Read 71.7
Write 144
Mixed 45.8
SusWrite 91.7
64% 88.2 MB/s
4K Read 1.9
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 0.9
237% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 47.2%
Great: 107%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32
242GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 143 146 148 147 146 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
90.9% Outstanding
Read 170
Write 158
Mixed 92
SusWrite 147
104% 142 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.1
214% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 90.9%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
45.3% Average
MC Read 16.9
MC Write 17.8
MC Mixed 15.4
48% 16.7 GB/s
SC Read 9.2
SC Write 14.5
SC Mixed 9.4
32% 11 GB/s
Latency 123
32% 123 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 45.3%
Great: 61%

 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 6,799 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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