MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 79%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 62%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 86.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics90.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive107% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.
SystemMSI MS-7917
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)  (all builds)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 31 '17 at 18:15
Run Duration164 Seconds
Run User ITA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
86.1% Excellent
Memory 94.9
1-Core 117
2-Core 228
84% 147 Pts
4-Core 446
8-Core 452
60% 449 Pts
64-Core 448
28% 448 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 86.1%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 378.49
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
90.6% Outstanding
Lighting 115
Reflection 117
Parallax 101
94% 111 fps
MRender 99.9
Gravity 103
Splatting 104
84% 102 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 90.6%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
94GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 513
Write 408
Mixed 413
99% 445 MB/s
4K Read 41.8
4K Write 89.1
4K Mixed 46.7
170% 59.2 MB/s
DQ Read 168
DQ Write 249
DQ Mixed 86.2
100% 168 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 107%
Great: 124%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110
3.5TB free
Firmware: 82.00A82 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
92% Outstanding
Read 159
Write 162
Mixed 151
118% 157 MB/s
4K Read 0.95
4K Write 2.67
4K Mixed 0.26
118% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 92%
Great: 100%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110
2.5TB free
Firmware: 82.00A82 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
93.9% Outstanding
Read 159
Write 168
Mixed 155
121% 161 MB/s
4K Read 0.94
4K Write 2.67
4K Mixed 0.28
120% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 93.9%
Great: 100%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65
263GB free
Firmware: 01.00A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
45% Average
Read 71.1
Write 85.8
Mixed 78.4
59% 78.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.36
4K Write 1.33
4K Mixed 0.3
73% 0.66 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 45%
Great: 57%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
63.6% Good
MC Read 22.2
MC Write 22.9
MC Mixed 20.2
62% 21.8 GB/s
SC Read 16.9
SC Write 21.9
SC Mixed 19.9
56% 19.6 GB/s
Latency 57.4
70% 57.4 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 63.6%
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 6,771 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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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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