MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 79%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics103% 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.
Boot Drive55.8% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7917
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)  (all builds)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1600 x 900 - 32 Bit, Цвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime2.5 Days
Run DateOct 17 '19 at 21:08
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU 12%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4570-$99
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
75.5% Very good
Memory 92.8
1-Core 85.4
2-Core 189
72% 122 Pts
4-Core 334
8-Core 357
46% 346 Pts
64-Core 360
22% 360 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 75.5%
Great: 72%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
MSI(1462 7917) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
3.76% Terrible
Lighting 3.73
Reflection 5.85
Parallax 6.06
3% 5.21 fps
MRender 9.14
Gravity 2.37
Splatting 7.22
5% 6.24 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.76%
Great: 3%
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$270
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.48
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
103% Outstanding
Lighting 128
Reflection 120
Parallax 127
104% 125 fps
MRender 172
Gravity 112
Splatting 105
103% 130 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 103%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42
76GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z32080RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 75 76 77 76 82 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
55.8% Above average
Read 400
Write 124
Mixed 65.8
SusWrite 83.8
36% 168 MB/s
4K Read 18.7
4K Write 88.5
4K Mixed 20.8
102% 42.7 MB/s
DQ Read 146
DQ Write 47.7
DQ Mixed 24.8
37% 72.9 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 55.8%
Great: 78%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB (2010)-$35
67GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 67 65 67 76 79 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
40.5% Average
Read 70.5
Write 66.3
Mixed 46.8
SusWrite 70.3
47% 63.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.6
115% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 40.5%
Great: 50%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5584-017.A00LF 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
69.6% Good
MC Read 26
MC Write 27.6
MC Mixed 21.2
71% 24.9 GB/s
SC Read 17
SC Write 18.3
SC Mixed 19.1
52% 18.1 GB/s
Latency 62.6
64% 62.6 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 69.6%
Great: 70%

 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 6,888 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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