MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 118%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 98%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 89.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics133% 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 Drive194% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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
SystemMSI MS-7917
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)  (all builds)
Memory29.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 09 '17 at 07:17
Run Duration82 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (82nd 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 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
89.8% Excellent
Memory 93
1-Core 123
2-Core 248
87% 155 Pts
4-Core 467
8-Core 667
71% 567 Pts
64-Core 667
41% 667 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 89.8%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$499
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2808 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.59
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
133% Outstanding
Lighting 184
Reflection 210
Parallax 208
150% 201 fps
MRender 134
Gravity 186
Splatting 135
123% 152 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 133%
Great: 133%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba OCZ RD400 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$70
343GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 57CZ4102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
194% Outstanding
Read 1,995
Write 945
Mixed 1,273
309% 1,404 MB/s
4K Read 38.6
4K Write 135
4K Mixed 34.7
174% 69.4 MB/s
DQ Read 43.7
DQ Write 157
DQ Mixed 30.9
44% 77.1 MB/s
Poor: 116%
This bench: 194%
Great: 242%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
59.3% Above average
MC Read 21.9
MC Write 21.2
MC Mixed 16.5
57% 19.9 GB/s
SC Read 17.6
SC Write 22.5
SC Mixed 21.1
58% 20.4 GB/s
Latency 62.2
64% 62.2 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 59.3%
Great: 85%

 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 6,756 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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