MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
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 Drive80.1% 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.
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.
Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7917
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)  (all builds)
Memory9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141223
Uptime14.7 Days
Run DateDec 01 '18 at 21:01
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 31%

 PC Performing as expected (45th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
75.7% Very good
Memory 84.8
1-Core 107
2-Core 211
76% 134 Pts
4-Core 387
8-Core 374
51% 380 Pts
64-Core 378
23% 378 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 75.7%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$499
EVGA(3842 6598) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2989 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.94
Performing below potential (12th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
113% Outstanding
Lighting 145
Reflection 189
Parallax 175
118% 170 fps
MRender 125
Gravity 180
Splatting 121
115% 142 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 113%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 128GB-$74
38GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 129 131 131 131 128 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
80.1% Excellent
Read 428
Write 181
Mixed 225
SusWrite 131
53% 241 MB/s
4K Read 27.1
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 37.2
145% 56.8 MB/s
DQ Read 315
DQ Write 162
DQ Mixed 153
136% 210 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 80.1%
Great: 89%
Hitachi HUA721010KLA330 1TB-$39
470GB free
Firmware: GKAOAB0A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 70 70 70 70 70 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
40.4% Average
Read 70
Write 71.5
Mixed 38.5
SusWrite 70.3
46% 62.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1
184% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 40.4%
Great: 46%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-17000CL11-4GBXL 0420 F3-2133C9-4GXL 0420 F3-17000CL11-4GBXL 0420 F3-2133C9-4GXL 16GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
55% Above average
MC Read 19.6
MC Write 20.8
MC Mixed 16.8
54% 19.1 GB/s
SC Read 15.1
SC Write 19.4
SC Mixed 15.3
47% 16.6 GB/s
Latency 72.1
56% 72.1 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 55%
Great: 82%

 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 6,821 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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