MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 97%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 81%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 89.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics109% 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 Drive91.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 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.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
SystemMSI MS-7917
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)  (all builds)
Memory27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20140408
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 19 '18 at 20:00
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User DNK-User
Background CPU 11%
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 PC Performing above expectations (75th 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 way above expectations (99th percentile)
89.9% Excellent
Memory 93.9
1-Core 119
2-Core 246
86% 153 Pts
4-Core 466
8-Core 646
70% 556 Pts
64-Core 666
41% 666 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 89.9%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 390.65
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
109% Outstanding
Lighting 145
Reflection 157
Parallax 126
118% 143 fps
MRender 118
Gravity 127
Splatting 110
96% 118 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 109%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
48GB free
Firmware: 600A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
67.8% Good
Read 498
Write 187
Mixed 244
68% 310 MB/s
4K Read 19.8
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 13.1
102% 46 MB/s
DQ Read 126
DQ Write 194
DQ Mixed 42
65% 121 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 67.8%
Great: 85%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85
10GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
91.6% Outstanding
Read 485
Write 342
Mixed 341
86% 389 MB/s
4K Read 38.1
4K Write 93.3
4K Mixed 21.8
135% 51.1 MB/s
DQ Read 322
DQ Write 222
DQ Mixed 64.7
104% 203 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 91.6%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
61.2% Good
MC Read 21.7
MC Write 22
MC Mixed 18.7
59% 20.8 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 22.7
SC Mixed 20.1
56% 19.6 GB/s
Latency 60.1
67% 60.1 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 61.2%
Great: 63%

 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 6,776 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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