MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 33%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 81.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics35.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive139% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7917
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)  (all builds)
Memory13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 07 '18 at 06:40
Run Duration269 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 28%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th 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)
81.2% Excellent
Memory 87.6
1-Core 122
2-Core 242
84% 151 Pts
4-Core 404
8-Core 596
62% 500 Pts
64-Core 611
38% 611 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 81.2%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
EVGA(3842 2968) 2GB
CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
35.6% Below average
Lighting 46.4
Reflection 43.7
Parallax 38.8
38% 43 fps
MRender 37.2
Gravity 40.6
Splatting 36.8
31% 38.2 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 35.6%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
215GB free
Firmware: 608ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
64.9% Good
Read 487
Write 203
Mixed 277
71% 322 MB/s
4K Read 15
4K Write 99.7
4K Mixed 13.4
93% 42.7 MB/s
DQ Read 36.4
DQ Write 246
DQ Mixed 11.2
47% 97.7 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 64.9%
Great: 85%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92
150GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
139% Outstanding
Read 704
Write 571
Mixed 597
139% 624 MB/s
4K Read 57.3
4K Write 96.4
4K Mixed 45.9
197% 66.5 MB/s
DQ Read 409
DQ Write 321
DQ Mixed 153
172% 294 MB/s
Poor: 160%
This bench: 139%
Great: 280%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$39
931GB free
Firmware: 16.01H16 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
72.5% Very good
Read 128
Write 124
Mixed 114
92% 122 MB/s
4K Read 0.81
4K Write 1.58
4K Mixed 0.51
119% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 72.5%
Great: 74%
PNY USB 2.0 FD 16GB
12GB free, PID 009f
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
8.37% Terrible
Read 29.9
Write 9.64
Mixed 13.5
19% 17.7 MB/s
4K Read 8.15
4K Write 0.006
4K Mixed 0.009
31% 2.72 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 8.37%
Great: 7%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2133 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (43rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
49.2% Average
MC Read 16.9
MC Write 18.1
MC Mixed 15.2
48% 16.7 GB/s
SC Read 12.9
SC Write 17.5
SC Mixed 14.9
43% 15.1 GB/s
Latency 69.9
57% 69.9 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 49.2%
Great: 80%

 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 6,796 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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