MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 100%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 84%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics117% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive98.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7917
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)  (all builds)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150811
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 04 '19 at 20:53
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 19%
Watch Gameplay: 2070S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (77th 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
86.1% Excellent
Memory 93
1-Core 125
2-Core 248
88% 155 Pts
4-Core 428
8-Core 648
67% 538 Pts
64-Core 651
40% 651 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 86.1%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.48
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
117% Outstanding
Lighting 157
Reflection 146
Parallax 149
128% 150 fps
MRender 181
Gravity 127
Splatting 104
108% 137 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 117%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
93GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0CB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 247 77 67 70 71 76 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
98.9% Outstanding
Read 470
Write 471
Mixed 317
SusWrite 101
76% 340 MB/s
4K Read 39.4
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 51.3
187% 69.2 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 226
207% 317 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 98.9%
Great: 118%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85
112GB free
Firmware: EXT0BB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 336 131 131 131 131 130 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 455
Write 341
Mixed 344
SusWrite 165
73% 326 MB/s
4K Read 46.7
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 56.1
207% 74.5 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 349
DQ Mixed 178
184% 301 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 108%
Great: 108%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
455GB free
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 419 472 478 464 450 294 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
129% Outstanding
Read 497
Write 458
Mixed 446
SusWrite 429
103% 458 MB/s
4K Read 40
4K Write 133
4K Mixed 63.7
213% 78.9 MB/s
DQ Read 385
DQ Write 350
DQ Mixed 362
273% 366 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 129%
Great: 129%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 1315 BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
58.7% Above average
MC Read 21.2
MC Write 21.3
MC Mixed 16.5
56% 19.7 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 23.7
SC Mixed 19.6
58% 20.1 GB/s
Latency 62.2
64% 62.2 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 58.7%
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 6,763 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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