MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 31%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 24%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics36.5% 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 Drive67.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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 (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7917
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)  (all builds)
Memory2.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150811
Uptime8.4 Days
Run DateDec 10 '18 at 01:06
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 31%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690-$51
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
77.2% Very good
Memory 91.5
1-Core 107
2-Core 212
79% 137 Pts
4-Core 366
8-Core 354
48% 360 Pts
64-Core 348
22% 348 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 77.2%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 380-$200
CLim: 980 MHz, MLim: 1375 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 18.2.1
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
36.5% Below average
Lighting 46.2
Reflection 51.3
Parallax 55.2
38% 50.9 fps
MRender 50.7
Gravity 40.3
Splatting 36.5
34% 42.5 fps
Poor: 31%
This bench: 36.5%
Great: 35%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 650 120GB
34GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FXT01B0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 39 41 38 38 35 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
67.8% Good
Read 440
Write 375
Mixed 315
SusWrite 61.3
66% 298 MB/s
4K Read 30
4K Write 77.8
4K Mixed 35.2
132% 47.7 MB/s
DQ Read 183
DQ Write 81.8
DQ Mixed 107
86% 124 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 67.8%
Great: 84%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
806GB free
Firmware: CC25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 159 161 159 163 162 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
92.8% Outstanding
Read 163
Write 156
Mixed 72
SusWrite 161
101% 138 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 92.8%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1866 CL10 Series 0215 CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10 1302 1866 CL10 Series 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 8192, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
44.2% Average
MC Read 15.1
MC Write 16.1
MC Mixed 13
42% 14.7 GB/s
SC Read 12.2
SC Write 14.9
SC Mixed 13.2
38% 13.4 GB/s
Latency 64.9
62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 35%
This bench: 44.2%
Great: 44%

 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 6,795 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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