MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 30%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 25%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 82.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics35.1% 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)
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
SystemMSI MS-7917
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)  (all builds)
Memory10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateAug 28 '18 at 19:29
Run Duration387 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing as expected (48th 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
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
82.8% Excellent
Memory 86.2
1-Core 126
2-Core 251
86% 154 Pts
4-Core 427
8-Core 642
66% 535 Pts
64-Core 658
41% 658 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 82.8%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279
Palit(1569 1184) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
35.1% Below average
Lighting 42.3
Reflection 38
Parallax 51.4
34% 43.9 fps
MRender 52.6
Gravity 47.5
Splatting 36.3
36% 45.5 fps
Poor: 32%
This bench: 35.1%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
9GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0BB6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 494
Write 457
Mixed 335
95% 428 MB/s
4K Read 39.6
4K Write 85.3
4K Mixed 53.5
174% 59.5 MB/s
DQ Read 334
DQ Write 314
DQ Mixed 217
192% 288 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 118%
Samsung HD103SI 1TB-$89
144GB free
Firmware: 1AG01118
SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 53 53 53 53 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
26.1% Poor
Read 55
Write 59.8
Mixed 42
SusWrite 35.5
36% 48.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
140% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 26.1%
Great: 59%
Hitachi HDN726060ALE614 6TB
3TB free
Firmware: APGNW7JH
SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 191 185 189 187 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
88.7% Excellent
Read 183
Write 186
Mixed 81.5
SusWrite 125
105% 144 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 4.7
4K Mixed 0.7
202% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 88.7%
Great: 121%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CM3X8GA1866C10L4 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
50.2% Above average
MC Read 17.5
MC Write 18.3
MC Mixed 15.6
49% 17.1 GB/s
SC Read 12.5
SC Write 17
SC Mixed 16.8
44% 15.4 GB/s
Latency 71.1
56% 71.1 ns
Poor: 37%
This bench: 50.2%
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 6,769 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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