MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 39%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 75.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics55.4% 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)
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.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7917
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)  (all builds)
Memory6.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 26 '19 at 21:52
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU 100%
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 PC Performing as expected (51st 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
75.1% Very good
Memory 89
1-Core 123
2-Core 216
82% 143 Pts
4-Core 330
8-Core 625
57% 477 Pts
64-Core 565
35% 565 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 75.1%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 384.76
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
55.4% Above average
Lighting 68.2
Reflection 67.9
Parallax 59.3
56% 65.2 fps
MRender 70.1
Gravity 64.9
Splatting 67.1
55% 67.4 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 55.4%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
54GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 495
Write 464
Mixed 395
101% 452 MB/s
4K Read 43.7
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 58.4
198% 70.2 MB/s
DQ Read 367
DQ Write 333
DQ Mixed 338
257% 346 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Toshiba MK5076GSX 500GB-$54
97GB free
Firmware: GS001A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 62 63 61 61 61 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
35.8% Below average
Read 63.2
Write 61.7
Mixed 18.8
SusWrite 61.3
37% 51.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.5
102% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 35.8%
Great: 42%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
27.8% Poor
MC Read 8.9
MC Write 9.3
MC Mixed 7.8
25% 8.67 GB/s
SC Read 7.5
SC Write 9.1
SC Mixed 8
23% 8.2 GB/s
Latency 68.5
58% 68.5 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 27.8%
Great: 83%

 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 6,768 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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