MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.1%, 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 Drive103% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7917
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)  (all builds)
Memory27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateDec 30 '18 at 13:51
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User ITA-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
81.1% Excellent
Memory 93.7
1-Core 110
2-Core 217
81% 140 Pts
4-Core 369
8-Core 598
59% 484 Pts
64-Core 594
37% 594 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 81.1%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
Asus(1043 859B) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2902 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
109% Outstanding
Lighting 141
Reflection 154
Parallax 144
115% 146 fps
MRender 126
Gravity 141
Splatting 116
104% 128 fps
Poor: 104%
This bench: 109%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$100
83GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0CB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 238 115 111 119 119 115 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 496
Write 484
Mixed 382
SusWrite 136
84% 375 MB/s
4K Read 43.5
4K Write 97.9
4K Mixed 56.3
190% 65.9 MB/s
DQ Read 372
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 228
207% 316 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 103%
Great: 118%
Seagate ST31000340AS 1TB-$136
611GB free
Firmware: SD15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 101 102 103 102 101 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
58.9% Above average
Read 103
Write 13.2
Mixed 48.2
SusWrite 102
49% 66.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 58.9%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
60.6% Good
MC Read 21.7
MC Write 22.1
MC Mixed 18.7
60% 20.8 GB/s
SC Read 15.3
SC Write 20.5
SC Mixed 18.8
52% 18.2 GB/s
Latency 60.4
66% 60.4 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 60.6%
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 6,821 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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HDDRAMUSB
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