MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 53%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 84.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics57.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive186% 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.
SystemMSI MS-7917
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)  (all builds)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateDec 20 '22 at 20:45
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
84.9% Excellent
Memory 94.3
1-Core 121
2-Core 237
86% 151 Pts
4-Core 410
8-Core 577
62% 493 Pts
64-Core 586
36% 586 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 84.9%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
Gigabyte(1458 3720) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 526.47
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
57.6% Above average
Lighting 71.7
Reflection 74
Parallax 67.9
58% 71.2 fps
MRender 66.6
Gravity 71.2
Splatting 67.2
56% 68.3 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 57.6%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Xraydisk 512GB 512GB
421GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S1111H0L
SusWrite @10s intervals: 631 1064 153 745 913 460 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
186% Outstanding
Read 1,553
Write 1,346
Mixed 976
SusWrite 661
254% 1,134 MB/s
4K Read 43.4
4K Write 128
4K Mixed 28.2
169% 66.4 MB/s
DQ Read 866
DQ Write 695
DQ Mixed 492
447% 685 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 186%
Great: 186%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$20
457GB free
Firmware: KC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 125 130 132 130 129 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
70.9% Very good
Read 119
Write 118
Mixed 68.5
SusWrite 129
80% 109 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.8
140% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 70.9%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
69.1% Good
MC Read 24.8
MC Write 25.6
MC Mixed 21.3
68% 23.9 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 23.2
SC Mixed 22.3
61% 21.4 GB/s
Latency 59
68% 59 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 69.1%
Great: 72%

 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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