MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 33%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 82.7%, 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 Drive119% 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.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.
SystemMSI MS-7917
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)  (all builds)
Memory8.5 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141223
Uptime8.4 Days
Run DateJul 08 '18 at 23:28
Run Duration150 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
82.7% Excellent
Memory 92.3
1-Core 111
2-Core 217
80% 140 Pts
4-Core 422
8-Core 433
57% 427 Pts
64-Core 428
26% 428 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 82.7%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
35.6% Below average
Lighting 46.3
Reflection 30.9
Parallax 38.4
38% 38.6 fps
MRender 38.8
Gravity 41.1
Splatting 36
31% 38.6 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 35.6%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$54
83GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR020
SusWrite @10s intervals: 293 450 450 463 461 462 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
119% Outstanding
Read 512
Write 458
Mixed 430
SusWrite 430
103% 457 MB/s
4K Read 37.4
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 54.9
182% 65.2 MB/s
DQ Read 375
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 294
238% 337 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 119%
Great: 125%
Mushkin ECO2 120GB-$70
40GB free
Firmware: 603ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 129 127 129 129 130 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
73.4% Very good
Read 337
Write 130
Mixed 181
SusWrite 126
43% 193 MB/s
4K Read 31.5
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 37.2
156% 61 MB/s
DQ Read 91.6
DQ Write 131
DQ Mixed 105
81% 109 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 73.4%
Great: 75%
SanDisk Z400s 128GB-$109
16GB free
Firmware: Z2201000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 178 178 179 180 180 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
72.1% Very good
Read 463
Write 179
Mixed 189
SusWrite 172
55% 251 MB/s
4K Read 28.8
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 13.6
125% 54.6 MB/s
DQ Read 161
DQ Write 179
DQ Mixed 76.8
84% 139 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 72.1%
Great: 71%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G KHX1600C10D3/8G 12GB
1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 8192 MB
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
48.6% Average
MC Read 16.9
MC Write 17.3
MC Mixed 14.7
47% 16.3 GB/s
SC Read 13.3
SC Write 16.9
SC Mixed 14.9
43% 15 GB/s
Latency 63.5
63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 48.6%
Great: 58%

 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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