MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 130%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 111%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 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 94%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics138% 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 Drive231% 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.
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, 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, 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
Uptime1.2 Days
Run DateMay 21 '17 at 23:16
Run Duration162 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing way above expectations (91st 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)
94% Outstanding
Memory 96.4
1-Core 141
2-Core 260
94% 166 Pts
4-Core 494
8-Core 745
77% 620 Pts
64-Core 760
47% 760 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 94%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2802 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 382.5
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
138% Outstanding
Lighting 193
Reflection 222
Parallax 209
158% 208 fps
MRender 141
Gravity 187
Splatting 139
126% 156 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 138%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625
415GB free
Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
280% Outstanding
Read 2,382
Write 1,461
Mixed 1,666
406% 1,836 MB/s
4K Read 50.4
4K Write 163
4K Mixed 63.9
244% 92.4 MB/s
DQ Read 536
DQ Write 406
DQ Mixed 236
240% 393 MB/s
Poor: 138%
This bench: 280%
Great: 283%
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39
85GB free
Firmware: X41100RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
90.2% Outstanding
Read 497
Write 351
Mixed 338
88% 395 MB/s
4K Read 37.6
4K Write 77.1
4K Mixed 20.7
124% 45.1 MB/s
DQ Read 363
DQ Write 208
DQ Mixed 42.3
97% 204 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 90.2%
Great: 108%
Samsung SM951 AHCI PCIe M.2 256GB-$223
59GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXW2500Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
231% Outstanding
Read 1,996
Write 1,118
Mixed 1,330
327% 1,481 MB/s
4K Read 44.6
4K Write 145
4K Mixed 53.1
212% 81 MB/s
DQ Read 496
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 224
220% 355 MB/s
Poor: 109%
This bench: 231%
Great: 220%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49
723GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
76.8% Very good
Read 135
Write 133
Mixed 126
99% 131 MB/s
4K Read 0.68
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.26
95% 0.98 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 76.8%
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 (99th percentile)
84.4% Excellent
MC Read 31
MC Write 31.7
MC Mixed 26.1
85% 29.6 GB/s
SC Read 21.5
SC Write 26.5
SC Mixed 27.6
72% 25.2 GB/s
Latency 52.7
76% 52.7 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 84.4%
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 6,769 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
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Desktop
Desktop 84%
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Workstation
Workstation 36%
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Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $648
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