MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 59%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 79.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics75.2% 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 Drive58.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141223
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateAug 22 '19 at 23:12
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing below expectations (38th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
79.4% Very good
Memory 87
1-Core 112
2-Core 222
80% 141 Pts
4-Core 387
8-Core 581
60% 484 Pts
64-Core 580
36% 580 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 79.4%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 436.2
Performing below potential (45th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
75.2% Very good
Lighting 92.1
Reflection 82
Parallax 65.8
75% 79.9 fps
MRender 106
Gravity 93
Splatting 82.4
76% 94 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 75.2%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force LE 240GB-$85
90GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFC12.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 118 165 34 174 93 MB/s
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
58.5% Above average
Read 277
Write 252
Mixed 6.5
SusWrite 125
36% 165 MB/s
4K Read 3.7
4K Write 23.8
4K Mixed 41.4
71% 23 MB/s
DQ Read 324
DQ Write 327
DQ Mixed 35.3
106% 229 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 58.5%
Great: 97%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24
145GB free
Firmware: 18.01H18
SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 90 88 91 91 91 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
54.8% Above average
Read 100
Write 97.3
Mixed 68
SusWrite 90.2
66% 89 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 54.8%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB 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
28.2% Poor
MC Read 9.1
MC Write 9.3
MC Mixed 7.8
25% 8.73 GB/s
SC Read 8.1
SC Write 9.4
SC Mixed 9.2
25% 8.9 GB/s
Latency 70.4
57% 70.4 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 28.2%
Great: 62%

 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 6,764 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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