MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 29%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 24%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 86.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics31% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
SystemMSI MS-7917
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)  (all builds)
Memory28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20141223
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateFeb 23 '18 at 10:26
Run Duration902 Seconds
Run User DOM-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770-$75
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
86.8% Excellent
Memory 94.3
1-Core 114
2-Core 223
83% 144 Pts
4-Core 433
8-Core 585
64% 509 Pts
64-Core 587
36% 587 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 86.8%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950-$100
EVGA(3842 2956) 2GB
CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1652 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
31% Below average
Lighting 39.2
Reflection 36.7
Parallax 32.2
32% 36 fps
MRender 37.7
Gravity 34.4
Splatting 35.5
29% 35.9 fps
Poor: 22%
This bench: 31%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD WD20EURS-63S48Y0 2TB
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 51.0AB51 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
44.3% Average
Read 75.6
Write 79.2
Mixed 64.2
55% 73 MB/s
4K Read 0.08
4K Write 0.05
4K Mixed 0.03
8% 0.06 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 44.3%
Great: 77%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB
624GB free, PID a007
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
41.9% Average
Read 101
Write 101
Mixed 96.1
128% 99.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.52
4K Write 1.69
4K Mixed 0.21
66% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 41.9%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
66.9% Good
MC Read 24.1
MC Write 25.3
MC Mixed 20.7
67% 23.4 GB/s
SC Read 17.6
SC Write 19.9
SC Mixed 20.4
55% 19.3 GB/s
Latency 58.9
68% 58.9 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 66.9%
Great: 86%

 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 6,757 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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