MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 77.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics8.31% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive81.4% 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)
Memory4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140731
Uptime3.2 Days
Run DateFeb 05 '17 at 21:16
Run Duration106 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing as expected (44th 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 3.05 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
77.1% Very good
Memory 92.7
1-Core 125
2-Core 242
87% 153 Pts
4-Core 358
8-Core 355
48% 356 Pts
64-Core 313
19% 313 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 77.1%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R7 250
MSI(1462 3011) 2GB
CLim: 1100 MHz, MLim: 900 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 16.6
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
8.31% Terrible
Lighting 10.6
Reflection 11.5
Parallax 13.9
9% 12 fps
MRender 8
Gravity 10.1
Splatting 9.7
8% 9.28 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 8.31%
Great: 9%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk X300s SATA 128GB
38GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X2170300 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
81.4% Excellent
Read 418
Write 235
Mixed 220
64% 291 MB/s
4K Read 31.8
4K Write 100
4K Mixed 23.7
132% 52 MB/s
DQ Read 315
DQ Write 207
DQ Mixed 48.9
94% 190 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 81.4%
Great: 93%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C7 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
29.4% Poor
MC Read 9.4
MC Write 9.2
MC Mixed 8.1
25% 8.9 GB/s
SC Read 9.4
SC Write 9.8
SC Mixed 9.7
28% 9.63 GB/s
Latency 62.8
64% 62.8 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 29.4%
Great: 65%

 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 6,782 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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