MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 82%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics59.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive124% 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.
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.
SystemMSI MS-7917
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)  (all builds)
Memory20.1 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141223
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 18 '18 at 14:47
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing above expectations (79th 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 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
82% Excellent
Memory 92.7
1-Core 87.9
2-Core 236
78% 139 Pts
4-Core 385
8-Core 598
61% 491 Pts
64-Core 605
38% 605 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 82%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
Nvidia(10DE 11D7) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 417.35
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
59.4% Above average
Lighting 73.4
Reflection 76
Parallax 73.4
60% 74.3 fps
MRender 71.4
Gravity 69.5
Splatting 72.9
58% 71.3 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 59.4%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
165GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 319 296 296 285 296 295 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
124% Outstanding
Read 506
Write 492
Mixed 396
SusWrite 298
95% 423 MB/s
4K Read 48
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 65.6
223% 79.4 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 361
271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 124%
Great: 124%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32
66GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 137 153 139 152 153 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
93.4% Outstanding
Read 182
Write 173
Mixed 110
SusWrite 143
112% 152 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.2
231% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 93.4%
Great: 109%
WD Green 500GB (2009)-$23
48GB free
Firmware: 01.00A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 87 87 88 89 89 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
46.3% Average
Read 73.5
Write 77
Mixed 51.5
SusWrite 87.6
53% 72.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 46.3%
Great: 54%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 1315 BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 1315 BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 24GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 8192, 8192, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
58.5% Above average
MC Read 21.2
MC Write 21.1
MC Mixed 16.6
56% 19.6 GB/s
SC Read 16.5
SC Write 22.1
SC Mixed 20.9
57% 19.8 GB/s
Latency 62.7
64% 62.7 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 58.5%
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 6,803 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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