MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 90%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 70%
Battle cruiser
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 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 83.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics108% 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.
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.
SystemMSI MS-7917
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)  (all builds)
Memory10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141223
Uptime1.2 Days
Run DateFeb 06 '21 at 01:18
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
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 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 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 (97th percentile)
83.1% Excellent
Memory 92.3
1-Core 113
2-Core 223
82% 143 Pts
4-Core 426
8-Core 433
57% 429 Pts
64-Core 434
27% 434 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 83.1%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
PNY(196E 1301) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.40
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
108% Outstanding
Lighting 134
Reflection 117
Parallax 135
109% 128 fps
MRender 184
Gravity 131
Splatting 109
112% 141 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 108%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX100 120GB-$70
4GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU02
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 473
Write 187
Mixed 242
66% 301 MB/s
4K Read 30
4K Write 32.2
4K Mixed 40.5
114% 34.2 MB/s
DQ Read 263
DQ Write 188
DQ Mixed 175
144% 209 MB/s
Poor: 56% Great: 89%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140
773GB free
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 258 428 472 485 486 485 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
132% Outstanding
Read 512
Write 482
Mixed 431
SusWrite 436
105% 465 MB/s
4K Read 47.4
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 65.9
219% 77.4 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 349
DQ Mixed 362
273% 365 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 132%
Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
276GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 109 106 108 108 108 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
79.2% Very good
Read 168
Write 139
Mixed 85
SusWrite 108
92% 125 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.9
168% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 79.2%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8GBH2X04F1AA28-15 Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G 16GB
1867, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
59.9% Above average
MC Read 21.2
MC Write 22.2
MC Mixed 18.1
59% 20.5 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 20.7
SC Mixed 19.7
54% 18.8 GB/s
Latency 63.5
63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 59.9%
Great: 60%

 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 6,795 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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