MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 119%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 103%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 91.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics129% 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 Drive228% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
SystemMSI MS-7917
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)  (all builds)
Memory21.2 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 19 '17 at 22:42
Run Duration161 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 16%

 PC Performing way above expectations (86th 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 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
91.2% Outstanding
Memory 95.8
1-Core 144
2-Core 247
93% 162 Pts
4-Core 466
8-Core 746
74% 606 Pts
64-Core 750
46% 750 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 91.2%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 381.65
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
129% Outstanding
Lighting 180
Reflection 201
Parallax 178
147% 187 fps
MRender 129
Gravity 173
Splatting 124
115% 142 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 129%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625
476GB free
Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
284% Outstanding
Read 2,392
Write 1,479
Mixed 1,595
403% 1,822 MB/s
4K Read 51.3
4K Write 169
4K Mixed 64.7
250% 94.9 MB/s
DQ Read 579
DQ Write 414
DQ Mixed 242
250% 412 MB/s
Poor: 138%
This bench: 284%
Great: 283%
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39
87GB free
Firmware: X41100RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
91.4% Outstanding
Read 501
Write 351
Mixed 337
88% 396 MB/s
4K Read 37.6
4K Write 80.5
4K Mixed 21.2
127% 46.5 MB/s
DQ Read 374
DQ Write 208
DQ Mixed 40.9
98% 208 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 91.4%
Great: 108%
Samsung SM951 AHCI PCIe M.2 256GB-$223
51GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXW2500Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
228% Outstanding
Read 2,005
Write 1,034
Mixed 1,247
315% 1,429 MB/s
4K Read 44.4
4K Write 148
4K Mixed 52.7
213% 81.9 MB/s
DQ Read 531
DQ Write 360
DQ Mixed 235
232% 375 MB/s
Poor: 109%
This bench: 228%
Great: 220%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49
812GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
71.1% Very good
Read 119
Write 129
Mixed 125
94% 124 MB/s
4K Read 0.68
4K Write 2.17
4K Mixed 0.17
88% 1.01 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 71.1%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMY8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMY16GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMY8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMY16GX3M2A1600C9 24GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
83.8% Excellent
MC Read 31
MC Write 32
MC Mixed 25.7
84% 29.6 GB/s
SC Read 21
SC Write 25.9
SC Mixed 26.4
70% 24.4 GB/s
Latency 54.5
73% 54.5 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 83.8%
Great: 84%

 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 6,772 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
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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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