MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 104%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 88%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 90.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics113% 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 Drive115% 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.
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.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7917
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 13 '17 at 10:54
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing above expectations (70th 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 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
90.3% Outstanding
Memory 98.8
1-Core 132
2-Core 260
92% 164 Pts
4-Core 441
8-Core 672
69% 556 Pts
64-Core 718
44% 718 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 90.3%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2665 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 387.92
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Lighting 152
Reflection 156
Parallax 137
124% 149 fps
MRender 120
Gravity 143
Splatting 114
102% 126 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 113%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
116GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 725
Write 538
Mixed 559
135% 607 MB/s
4K Read 55.4
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 24.9
172% 61.9 MB/s
DQ Read 54.4
DQ Write 115
DQ Mixed 23.5
35% 64.2 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 115%
Great: 236%
Transcend SSD370S 128GB-$70
84GB free
Firmware: N1126KB Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
82.3% Excellent
Read 527
Write 151
Mixed 233
66% 303 MB/s
4K Read 29.2
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 32.9
143% 56.3 MB/s
DQ Read 249
DQ Write 150
DQ Mixed 59.1
82% 153 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 82.3%
Great: 90%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 2600 C10 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
85.8% Excellent
MC Read 30.7
MC Write 32.3
MC Mixed 25.3
84% 29.4 GB/s
SC Read 23.2
SC Write 25.4
SC Mixed 28.8
74% 25.8 GB/s
Latency 41.9
96% 41.9 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 85.8%
Great: 112%

 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 6,768 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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