MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 126%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 104%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 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 93.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics135% 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 Drive207% 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 07:33
Run Duration83 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing way above expectations (90th 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 4.3 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
93.8% Outstanding
Memory 96.6
1-Core 129
2-Core 254
90% 160 Pts
4-Core 501
8-Core 653
74% 577 Pts
64-Core 682
42% 682 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 93.8%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2808 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.59
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
135% Outstanding
Lighting 190
Reflection 209
Parallax 188
155% 196 fps
MRender 133
Gravity 188
Splatting 130
122% 151 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 135%
Great: 133%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba OCZ RD400 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$70
342GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 57CZ4102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
207% Outstanding
Read 1,952
Write 730
Mixed 1,184
283% 1,289 MB/s
4K Read 42.5
4K Write 141
4K Mixed 60.3
216% 81.3 MB/s
DQ Read 464
DQ Write 338
DQ Mixed 24.5
120% 276 MB/s
Poor: 116%
This bench: 207%
Great: 242%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
74.6% Very good
MC Read 28.1
MC Write 27.4
MC Mixed 20.9
73% 25.5 GB/s
SC Read 21.1
SC Write 23.8
SC Mixed 26.8
68% 23.9 GB/s
Latency 51.8
77% 51.8 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 74.6%
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 6,771 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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