MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 27%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 22%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 84%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics24.1% 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 Drive133% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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)
Memory5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime8.7 Days
Run DateAug 25 '19 at 08:45
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4590-$188
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
84% Excellent
Memory 97.7
1-Core 104
2-Core 213
80% 138 Pts
4-Core 412
8-Core 381
54% 397 Pts
64-Core 408
25% 408 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 84%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 460-$90
CLim: 1249 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.8.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
24.1% Poor
Lighting 28.9
Reflection 32.3
Parallax 37
24% 32.7 fps
MRender 29.8
Gravity 29.4
Splatting 32.4
25% 30.6 fps
Poor: 17%
This bench: 24.1%
Great: 22%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZVPV128HDGM-00000 128GB
48GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXW7300Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 407 290 337 340 335 314 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
133% Outstanding
Read 756
Write 558
Mixed 426
SusWrite 337
116% 519 MB/s
4K Read 48
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 50.6
198% 70.6 MB/s
DQ Read 799
DQ Write 207
DQ Mixed 340
293% 449 MB/s
Poor: 119%
This bench: 133%
Great: 214%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2666 C11 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
73.3% Very good
MC Read 24.7
MC Write 28.7
MC Mixed 22.5
72% 25.3 GB/s
SC Read 19.3
SC Write 20.4
SC Mixed 23.2
60% 21 GB/s
Latency 47.5
84% 47.5 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 73.3%
Great: 85%

 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 6,776 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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