MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 62%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 78.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics92.1% 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 Drive68% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7917
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)  (all builds)
Memory19.8 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140408
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 25 '18 at 17:58
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User MAR-User
Background CPU 12%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (66th 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 below expectations (39th percentile)
78.2% Very good
Memory 82.9
1-Core 116
2-Core 229
80% 142 Pts
4-Core 396
8-Core 645
64% 521 Pts
64-Core 651
40% 651 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 78.2%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$278
MSI(1462 3303) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2027 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 390.77
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
92.1% Outstanding
Lighting 118
Reflection 121
Parallax 103
96% 114 fps
MRender 98.5
Gravity 105
Splatting 106
85% 103 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 92.1%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow KC300 240GB-$58
42GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 507KC4 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
68% Good
Read 314
Write 157
Mixed 217
51% 229 MB/s
4K Read 32.2
4K Write 94.9
4K Mixed 18.2
122% 48.4 MB/s
DQ Read 291
DQ Write 184
DQ Mixed 14.7
71% 163 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 68%
Great: 94%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60
651GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
67.8% Good
Read 119
Write 117
Mixed 100
84% 112 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.93
4K Mixed 0.16
70% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 67.8%
Great: 83%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67
620GB free
Firmware: CC29 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 198
Write 166
Mixed 138
125% 167 MB/s
4K Read 0.53
4K Write 1.42
4K Mixed 0.28
80% 0.74 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 104%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Dominator DDR3 1866 C10 3x8GB
3 of 4 slots used
24GB DIMM DDR3 1867 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (91st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
48.6% Average
MC Read 16.8
MC Write 17.6
MC Mixed 15
47% 16.5 GB/s
SC Read 13.2
SC Write 17.7
SC Mixed 16.4
45% 15.8 GB/s
Latency 75.4
53% 75.4 ns
Poor: 26%
This bench: 48.6%
Great: 49%

 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 6,838 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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