MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 119%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 100%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 90.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics131% 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.
Boot Drive108% 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)
Memory10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141223
Uptime5.9 Days
Run DateMar 22 '20 at 17:45
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (84th 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
90.9% Outstanding
Memory 97.6
1-Core 131
2-Core 265
92% 165 Pts
4-Core 454
8-Core 687
71% 571 Pts
64-Core 682
42% 682 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 90.9%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2808 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 442.74
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
131% Outstanding
Lighting 185
Reflection 198
Parallax 199
151% 194 fps
MRender 126
Gravity 183
Splatting 125
117% 145 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 131%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150
71GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0CB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 147 37 30 20 24 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 505
Write 488
Mixed 385
SusWrite 119
84% 374 MB/s
4K Read 46.3
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 60.5
208% 73.5 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 350
DQ Mixed 250
219% 327 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 108%
Great: 126%
Crucial M4 128GB-$116
37GB free
Firmware: 070H
SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 164 153 141 161 124 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
74.1% Very good
Read 481
Write 190
Mixed 224
SusWrite 150
58% 261 MB/s
4K Read 29.3
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 16.3
125% 52.6 MB/s
DQ Read 279
DQ Write 167
DQ Mixed 28.4
74% 158 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 74.1%
Great: 72%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
423GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 154 154 153 157 160 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
84.5% Excellent
Read 139
Write 115
Mixed 82.6
SusWrite 156
90% 123 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.1
229% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 84.5%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-17000CL9-4GBSR 0420 F3-2133C10-4GSR 0420 F3-17000CL9-4GBSR 0420 F3-2133C10-4GSR 16GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
79.9% Very good
MC Read 29.4
MC Write 29.1
MC Mixed 24
79% 27.5 GB/s
SC Read 21
SC Write 24.8
SC Mixed 27.6
70% 24.5 GB/s
Latency 47.6
84% 47.6 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 79.9%
Great: 80%

 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 6,782 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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