MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 37%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics38.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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.
SystemMSI MS-7917
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)  (all builds)
Memory28.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 11 '19 at 05:30
Run Duration151 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4460-$194
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
77.6% Very good
Memory 96.4
1-Core 100
2-Core 191
76% 129 Pts
4-Core 364
8-Core 231
43% 297 Pts
64-Core 333
21% 333 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 77.6%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
EVGA(3842 3966) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.12
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
38.3% Below average
Lighting 50.4
Reflection 47
Parallax 41.8
41% 46.4 fps
MRender 40.4
Gravity 42.7
Splatting 38.3
33% 40.5 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 38.3%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue SN500 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$37
465GB free
Firmware: 201000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 604 622 573 621 633 565 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
143% Outstanding
Read 572
Write 557
Mixed 540
SusWrite 603
128% 568 MB/s
4K Read 38.3
4K Write 89.2
4K Mixed 53.9
174% 60.5 MB/s
DQ Read 762
DQ Write 522
DQ Mixed 602
460% 629 MB/s
Poor: 133%
This bench: 143%
Great: 228%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31
637GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 104 79 110 131 108 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
61% Good
Read 108
Write 114
Mixed 65.1
SusWrite 104
72% 97.7 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.8
176% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 61%
Great: 109%
Generic Flash Disk 16GB
15GB free, PID 0023
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.8 4.1 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.4 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
4.54% Terrible
Read 18.9
Write 13.5
Mixed 15.5
SusWrite 3.7
16% 12.9 MB/s
4K Read 4.2
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
16% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 0%
This bench: 4.54%
Great: 6%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C11 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
80.6% Excellent
MC Read 28.8
MC Write 30.3
MC Mixed 27.4
82% 28.8 GB/s
SC Read 19.3
SC Write 18.8
SC Mixed 24.5
60% 20.9 GB/s
Latency 52.6
76% 52.6 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 80.6%
Great: 81%

 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 6,895 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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