MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 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 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 71.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics100% 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 Drive69.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7917
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)  (all builds)
Memory19 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140408
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJan 06 '20 at 21:01
Run Duration150 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 27%
Watch Gameplay: 2070S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing below expectations (24th 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 below expectations (11th percentile)
71.4% Very good
Memory 73.7
1-Core 112
2-Core 216
74% 134 Pts
4-Core 372
8-Core 540
57% 456 Pts
64-Core 577
36% 577 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 71.4%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
Gigabyte(1458 3FF6) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.87
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
100% Outstanding
Lighting 130
Reflection 121
Parallax 121
106% 124 fps
MRender 145
Gravity 107
Splatting 86.5
89% 113 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 100%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
112GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 60AABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 162 155 169 131 161 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
69.7% Good
Read 339
Write 246
Mixed 256
SusWrite 155
56% 249 MB/s
4K Read 25.4
4K Write 82.6
4K Mixed 32.2
124% 46.7 MB/s
DQ Read 162
DQ Write 234
DQ Mixed 157
130% 184 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 69.7%
Great: 85%
Crucial M550 512GB-$283
22GB free
Firmware: MU01
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 413
Write 394
Mixed 290
81% 366 MB/s
4K Read 24.5
4K Write 86.8
4K Mixed 35
128% 48.8 MB/s
DQ Read 318
DQ Write 336
DQ Mixed 226
198% 294 MB/s
Poor: 65% Great: 111%
WD WD1200JD-00HBC0 120GB
38GB free
Firmware: 02.05D02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 36 36 36 36 36 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
17.1% Very poor
Read 23
Write 49
Mixed 22.5
SusWrite 36.1
24% 32.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.7
121% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 17.1%
Great: 32%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMY16GX3M2A1866C10 0215 CMZ16GX3M2A1866C10 0215 CMY16GX3M2A1866C10 0215 CMZ16GX3M2A1866C10 32GB
1400, 1400, 1400, 1400 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
42.9% Average
MC Read 15
MC Write 15.9
MC Mixed 13.5
42% 14.8 GB/s
SC Read 11.7
SC Write 14.8
SC Mixed 13.1
38% 13.2 GB/s
Latency 93.1
43% 93.1 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 42.9%
Great: 45%

 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 6,798 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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