MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 134%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 114%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 84.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics161% 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 Drive116% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7917
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)  (all builds)
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit färger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141223
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateOct 05 '18 at 18:43
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU 13%
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 PC Performing above expectations (77th 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
84.9% Excellent
Memory 97.6
1-Core 126
2-Core 231
87% 152 Pts
4-Core 390
8-Core 647
63% 518 Pts
64-Core 642
40% 642 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 84.9%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.16
Performing below potential (70th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
161% Outstanding
Lighting 230
Reflection 232
Parallax 251
188% 238 fps
MRender 247
Gravity 218
Splatting 129
155% 198 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 161%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
208GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 448 435 449 372 419 375 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
116% Outstanding
Read 446
Write 429
Mixed 332
SusWrite 416
91% 406 MB/s
4K Read 34.6
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 52.3
183% 68.7 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 349
DQ Mixed 362
272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 116%
Great: 134%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107
1.5TB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 141 140 142 140 141 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
87.6% Excellent
Read 164
Write 142
Mixed 119
SusWrite 141
105% 141 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.1
220% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 87.6%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
67.9% Good
MC Read 24.1
MC Write 25
MC Mixed 20.5
66% 23.2 GB/s
SC Read 16.2
SC Write 22
SC Mixed 20.6
56% 19.6 GB/s
Latency 48
83% 48 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 67.9%
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 6,769 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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