MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 53%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 84.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics61.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7917
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)  (all builds)
Memory25.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141223
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 01 '19 at 16:54
Run Duration178 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
84.3% Excellent
Memory 95.4
1-Core 116
2-Core 227
84% 146 Pts
4-Core 404
8-Core 524
59% 464 Pts
64-Core 585
36% 585 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 84.3%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 390X-$340
CLim: 1080 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.10.2
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
61.3% Good
Lighting 76.4
Reflection 64.2
Parallax 99.7
62% 80.1 fps
MRender 65
Gravity 67.5
Splatting 81.2
59% 71.2 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 61.3%
Great: 57%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
91GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 6,272
Write 4,627
Mixed 5,205
1,193% 5,368 MB/s
4K Read 455
4K Write 198
4K Mixed 257
1,123% 303 MB/s
DQ Read 1,029
DQ Write 546
DQ Mixed 670
529% 748 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$128
307GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 67 69 69 69 69 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
44.3% Average
Read 85.8
Write 83.5
Mixed 77.8
SusWrite 68.2
59% 78.8 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.8
172% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 44.3%
Great: 74%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48
158GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 170 170 173 172 172 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
94.4% Outstanding
Read 158
Write 154
Mixed 103
SusWrite 171
108% 146 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.1
232% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 94.4%
Great: 108%
WD Purple Surveillance 4TB (2017)-$71
3.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 172 169 173 173 172 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
98.5% Outstanding
Read 172
Write 165
Mixed 78
SusWrite 171
107% 147 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.1
213% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 98.5%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
69.3% Good
MC Read 25.4
MC Write 25.4
MC Mixed 21.1
68% 24 GB/s
SC Read 18
SC Write 20.2
SC Mixed 24.3
60% 20.8 GB/s
Latency 55.9
72% 55.9 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 69.3%
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 6,763 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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