MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 30%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 25%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics38% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (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.
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.
Very high background CPU (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7917
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)  (all builds)
Memory11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime1.2 Days
Run DateDec 11 '17 at 05:01
Run Duration2023 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 40%

 PC Performing as expected (49th 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 above expectations (84th percentile)
83.5% Excellent
Memory 90.5
1-Core 121
2-Core 239
85% 150 Pts
4-Core 413
8-Core 629
64% 521 Pts
64-Core 655
40% 655 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 83.5%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
EVGA(3842 2968) 2GB
CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.59
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
38% Below average
Lighting 50.1
Reflection 46.5
Parallax 45.9
41% 47.5 fps
MRender 40.1
Gravity 42.4
Splatting 37.4
32% 40 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 38%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84
342GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
53% Above average
Read 91.6
Write 92.8
Mixed 95.6
70% 93.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.05
4K Mixed 0.19
88% 0.98 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 53%
Great: 84%
Seagate ST500LM012 HN-M500MBB 500GB
65GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2BA30010 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
38.8% Below average
Read 62.6
Write 72.9
Mixed 60.6
49% 65.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.08
4K Write 0.95
4K Mixed 0.07
29% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 38.8%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8GBH2X04F1AA28-15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
29.9% Poor
MC Read 9.7
MC Write 9.9
MC Mixed 8.4
27% 9.33 GB/s
SC Read 8.3
SC Write 9.7
SC Mixed 9.5
26% 9.17 GB/s
Latency 66.5
60% 66.5 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 29.9%
Great: 69%

 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 6,771 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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