MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 119%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 102%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics146% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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)
Memory10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141223
Uptime1 Days
Run DateSep 10 '21 at 15:23
Run Duration157 Seconds
Run User IRL-User
Background CPU3%
Watch Gameplay: 3070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing below expectations (39th 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 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
87.2% Excellent
Memory 91.5
1-Core 131
2-Core 271
91% 165 Pts
4-Core 446
8-Core 725
72% 585 Pts
64-Core 716
44% 716 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 87.2%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400
Nvidia(10DE 146B) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.68
Performing below potential (41st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
146% Outstanding
Lighting 214
Reflection 203
Parallax 193
174% 203 fps
MRender 193
Gravity 149
Splatting 132
126% 158 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 146%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SABRENT 1TB
340GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RKT303.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 705 716 659 692 695 710 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$75
996GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 164 165 160 165 165 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
51.9% Above average
Read 15.7
Write 66
Mixed 15.7
SusWrite 164
47% 65.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 4.8
4K Mixed 2
340% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 51.9%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
33.7% Below average
MC Read 11.2
MC Write 11
MC Mixed 9.4
30% 10.5 GB/s
SC Read 11.1
SC Write 12.1
SC Mixed 10.7
32% 11.3 GB/s
Latency 64.9
62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 33.7%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

 SkillBench Score 28: 4R 2G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
28% 32% 25 108 6 144 27" 2560 1440 GSM5B7F 27GL850
Typical Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) Builds (Compare 6,763 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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