MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics88% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive73.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7917
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)  (all builds)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20140520
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 05 '17 at 13:17
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU 11%
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 PC Performing below expectations (32nd 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
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
82.8% Excellent
Memory 90.7
1-Core 119
2-Core 230
83% 147 Pts
4-Core 404
8-Core 599
62% 501 Pts
64-Core 619
38% 619 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 82.8%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 382.53
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
88% Excellent
Lighting 101
Reflection 114
Parallax 95.3
82% 103 fps
MRender 117
Gravity 139
Splatting 112
100% 123 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 88%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB-$70
18GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 580ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
73.4% Very good
Read 506
Write 217
Mixed 269
72% 331 MB/s
4K Read 33.4
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 17.2
128% 51.5 MB/s
DQ Read 71.1
DQ Write 75.6
DQ Mixed 48.7
43% 65.1 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 73.4%
Great: 94%
Samsung HD502HJ 500GB-$50
362GB free
Firmware: 1AJ10001 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
51% Above average
Read 76
Write 101
Mixed 57.2
58% 78.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.46
4K Write 2.23
4K Mixed 0.36
101% 1.02 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 51%
Great: 77%
WD Purple 2TB (2014)-$67
183GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
45.4% Average
Read 79.3
Write 79.4
Mixed 68
57% 75.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.09
4K Write 0.33
4K Mixed 0.13
24% 0.18 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 45.4%
Great: 86%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2133 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (49th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
51.5% Above average
MC Read 17.7
MC Write 18.5
MC Mixed 15.7
50% 17.3 GB/s
SC Read 13.7
SC Write 19.5
SC Mixed 17
48% 16.7 GB/s
Latency 66.2
60% 66.2 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 51.5%
Great: 79%

 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 6,763 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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