MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics17.9% 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)
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
SystemMSI MS-7917
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)  (all builds)
Memory10 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20140408
Uptime2.4 Days
Run DateJul 29 '18 at 18:46
Run Duration160 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (53rd 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 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
76.9% Very good
Memory 86.8
1-Core 103
2-Core 184
73% 124 Pts
4-Core 399
8-Core 332
50% 365 Pts
64-Core 404
25% 404 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 76.9%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92
CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 381.65
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
17.9% Very poor
Lighting 22.3
Reflection 17
Parallax 20.2
18% 19.9 fps
MRender 25.2
Gravity 23.2
Splatting 16.8
17% 21.7 fps
Poor: 16%
This bench: 17.9%
Great: 19%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
59GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0BB6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 5,258
Write 2,730
Mixed 3,416
838% 3,801 MB/s
4K Read 716
4K Write 304
4K Mixed 378
1,730% 466 MB/s
DQ Read 1,972
DQ Write 1,286
DQ Mixed 1,394
1,103% 1,551 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 118%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
662GB free
Firmware: CC29
SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 156 152 154 159 157 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
84.6% Excellent
Read 141
Write 101
Mixed 75.7
SusWrite 154
86% 118 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 84.6%
Great: 114%
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 (4th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
29.1% Poor
MC Read 9.2
MC Write 9.7
MC Mixed 8.4
26% 9.1 GB/s
SC Read 8.8
SC Write 9.6
SC Mixed 8.8
26% 9.07 GB/s
Latency 70.7
57% 70.7 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 29.1%
Great: 79%

 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 6,763 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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