MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 67%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics52.5% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.
SystemMSI MS-7917
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)  (all builds)
Memory16.2 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150811
Uptime2 Days
Run DateJan 11 '18 at 01:22
Run Duration180 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4590-$188
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
67% Good
Memory 82.2
1-Core 95.3
2-Core 180
70% 119 Pts
4-Core 292
8-Core 350
42% 321 Pts
64-Core 372
23% 372 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 67%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325
CLim: 1040 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.7
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
52.5% Above average
Lighting 64.8
Reflection 57.8
Parallax 78.3
53% 67 fps
MRender 57.3
Gravity 52.9
Splatting 75.1
52% 61.8 fps
Poor: 45%
This bench: 52.5%
Great: 52%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 120GB-$35
74GB free
Firmware: MAT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 65% Great: 110%
Samsung 750 EVO 120GB-$35
74GB free
Firmware: MAT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 65% Great: 110%
WD WD20EURS-63S48Y0 2TB
1TB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 33% Great: 77%
WD WD20EURS-73TLHY0 1TB
74GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC62 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
82.3% Excellent
Read 171
Write 116
Mixed 134
106% 140 MB/s
4K Read 0.67
4K Write 1.24
4K Mixed 0.24
78% 0.72 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 82.3%
Great: 82%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 3x8GB
3 of 4 slots used
24GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (19th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
37.7% Below average
MC Read 12.8
MC Write 13.3
MC Mixed 11.8
36% 12.6 GB/s
SC Read 10.2
SC Write 12.2
SC Mixed 11.2
32% 11.2 GB/s
Latency 76.6
52% 76.6 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 37.7%
Great: 63%

 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 6,887 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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