MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 84.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics73.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive100% 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.
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.
SystemMSI MS-7917
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)  (all builds)
Memory4.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150811
Uptime1.3 Days
Run DateDec 29 '20 at 04:31
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing above expectations (74th 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 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
84.5% Excellent
Memory 94.7
1-Core 111
2-Core 218
81% 141 Pts
4-Core 432
8-Core 425
58% 428 Pts
64-Core 426
26% 426 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 84.5%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233
PNY(196E 1347) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 460.89
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
73.2% Very good
Lighting 91.8
Reflection 90.5
Parallax 84.7
75% 89 fps
MRender 113
Gravity 79.4
Splatting 71.7
70% 88.1 fps
Poor: 65%
This bench: 73.2%
Great: 76%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
185GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 257 356 353 343 336 341 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Read 446
Write 352
Mixed 310
SusWrite 331
81% 360 MB/s
4K Read 25.1
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 43.6
148% 57 MB/s
DQ Read 375
DQ Write 336
DQ Mixed 253
218% 321 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 100%
Great: 129%
WD Blue 1TB (2015)-$40
848GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 119 118 122 120 122 MB/s
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
70.7% Very good
Read 126
Write 114
Mixed 69.5
SusWrite 120
79% 107 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.9
186% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 70.7%
Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
39.2% Below average
MC Read 12.9
MC Write 13.2
MC Mixed 11.5
36% 12.5 GB/s
SC Read 11.4
SC Write 13
SC Mixed 12.3
35% 12.2 GB/s
Latency 58
69% 58 ns
Poor: 22%
This bench: 39.2%
Great: 40%

 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 6,771 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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HDDRAMUSB
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