MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
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 83.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive158% 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.
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 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)
Memory14.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141223
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 15 '19 at 20:06
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 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 i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
83.6% Excellent
Memory 94.9
1-Core 104
2-Core 202
78% 134 Pts
4-Core 420
8-Core 413
56% 416 Pts
64-Core 409
25% 409 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 83.6%
Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139
202GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 600 371 368 372 372 370 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
158% Outstanding
Read 752
Write 628
Mixed 527
SusWrite 409
130% 579 MB/s
4K Read 50
4K Write 129
4K Mixed 67.4
230% 82.1 MB/s
DQ Read 769
DQ Write 634
DQ Mixed 890
615% 764 MB/s
Poor: 159%
This bench: 158%
Great: 353%
Samsung 850 Pro 128GB-$70
23GB free
Firmware: EXM02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 41 42 44 46 47 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 71% Great: 119%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32
859GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 171 171 171 171 170 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
97.9% Outstanding
Read 171
Write 160
Mixed 97
SusWrite 170
110% 149 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 1.3
254% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 97.9%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
65.3% Good
MC Read 22.9
MC Write 23.7
MC Mixed 21
64% 22.5 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 19.3
SC Mixed 21.3
56% 19.4 GB/s
Latency 57.3
70% 57.3 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 65.3%
Great: 64%

 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 6,805 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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HDDRAMUSB
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