MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 122%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 105%
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 94%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics128% 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.
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)
Memory21.3 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 28 '17 at 17:56
Run Duration161 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU5%

 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)
94% Outstanding
Memory 96.6
1-Core 143
2-Core 281
96% 174 Pts
4-Core 492
8-Core 753
77% 622 Pts
64-Core 769
48% 769 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 94%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 382.53
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
128% Outstanding
Lighting 178
Reflection 200
Parallax 176
146% 185 fps
MRender 128
Gravity 175
Splatting 126
116% 143 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 128%
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 2,398
Write 1,468
Mixed 1,691
410% 1,853 MB/s
4K Read 51.3
4K Write 169
4K Mixed 64.3
249% 94.8 MB/s
DQ Read 562
DQ Write 416
DQ Mixed 257
255% 412 MB/s
Poor: 138%
This bench: 284%
Great: 283%
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39
85GB free
Firmware: X41100RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
90.5% Outstanding
Read 498
Write 351
Mixed 329
87% 393 MB/s
4K Read 37.2
4K Write 79.6
4K Mixed 20.5
125% 45.8 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 202
DQ Mixed 43.3
98% 208 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 90.5%
Great: 108%
Samsung SM951 AHCI PCIe M.2 256GB-$223
29GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXW2500Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
228% Outstanding
Read 2,004
Write 1,046
Mixed 1,262
317% 1,437 MB/s
4K Read 45.3
4K Write 154
4K Mixed 51.9
216% 83.6 MB/s
DQ Read 508
DQ Write 338
DQ Mixed 242
230% 363 MB/s
Poor: 109%
This bench: 228%
Great: 220%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49
499GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
70.5% Very good
Read 116
Write 130
Mixed 122
92% 123 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.06
4K Mixed 0.18
83% 0.95 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 70.5%
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)
84.7% Excellent
MC Read 30.9
MC Write 32.3
MC Mixed 26
85% 29.7 GB/s
SC Read 22.1
SC Write 26.5
SC Mixed 26.5
72% 25 GB/s
Latency 51.9
77% 51.9 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 84.7%
Great: 84%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
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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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