MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics78.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive111% 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.
High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7917
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)  (all builds)
Memory10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150811
Uptime2.9 Days
Run DateDec 21 '20 at 23:53
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 27%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770-$75
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
71.7% Very good
Memory 86
1-Core 99.2
2-Core 193
73% 126 Pts
4-Core 311
8-Core 487
49% 399 Pts
64-Core 484
30% 484 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 71.7%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$278
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89
Performing below potential (42nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
78.2% Very good
Lighting 97.4
Reflection 154
Parallax 94.4
79% 115 fps
MRender 92.9
Gravity 93
Splatting 92
76% 92.6 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 78.2%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
287GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 393 370 380 378 378 377 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 438
Write 412
Mixed 377
SusWrite 379
90% 402 MB/s
4K Read 38.5
4K Write 91.2
4K Mixed 53.5
175% 61.1 MB/s
DQ Read 373
DQ Write 335
DQ Mixed 354
265% 354 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 111%
Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$62
592GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 140 140 141 139 139 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
83.8% Excellent
Read 153
Write 123
Mixed 80.3
SusWrite 139
91% 124 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 83.8%
Great: 114%
Maxtor STM3250820AS 250GB
124GB free
Firmware: 3.AAE
SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 74 65 71 68 75 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
39.3% Below average
Read 65.7
Write 62.7
Mixed 39.2
SusWrite 71.1
44% 59.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.9
151% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 39.3%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown IMT41GU6MFR8Y-CC0 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 2667 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
53.5% Above average
MC Read 19.4
MC Write 19.9
MC Mixed 16.4
53% 18.6 GB/s
SC Read 12.8
SC Write 17.7
SC Mixed 16.2
44% 15.6 GB/s
Latency 71.2
56% 71.2 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 53.5%
Great: 79%

 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 6,887 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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