MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 56%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 85.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics62.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive61.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 (46%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7917
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)  (all builds)
Memory4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141223
Uptime11.1 Days
Run DateNov 10 '19 at 21:45
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 46%
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 PC Performing above expectations (72nd 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 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
85.7% Excellent
Memory 95.8
1-Core 86.5
2-Core 199
74% 127 Pts
4-Core 438
8-Core 435
58% 436 Pts
64-Core 437
27% 437 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 85.7%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 2138 MHz, MLim: 2229 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 436.30
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
62.6% Good
Lighting 77.5
Reflection 80
Parallax 69.3
63% 75.6 fps
MRender 75.6
Gravity 72.5
Splatting 76.3
61% 74.8 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 62.6%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata Premier SP610 128GB-$49
33GB free (System drive)
Firmware: N0530C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 106 101 91 101 88 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
61.5% Good
Read 434
Write 140
Mixed 194
SusWrite 104
48% 218 MB/s
4K Read 22.1
4K Write 30.2
4K Mixed 32.5
91% 28.3 MB/s
DQ Read 251
DQ Write 139
DQ Mixed 147
122% 179 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 61.5%
Great: 89%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
78GB free
Firmware: CC47
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 131 130 127 129 132 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
89.7% Excellent
Read 184
Write 168
Mixed 89
SusWrite 129
104% 142 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 89.7%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown IMT451U6MFR8C-R90 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
64.3% Good
MC Read 22.9
MC Write 23.6
MC Mixed 20.1
63% 22.2 GB/s
SC Read 16.1
SC Write 20.6
SC Mixed 18.9
53% 18.5 GB/s
Latency 54.6
73% 54.6 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 64.3%
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 6,798 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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