MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 83%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 70%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics108% 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 Drive93.2% 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 @ 1.3 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateFeb 03 '19 at 01:47
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770-$75
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
77.1% Very good
Memory 87.6
1-Core 109
2-Core 211
78% 136 Pts
4-Core 359
8-Core 557
56% 458 Pts
64-Core 557
34% 557 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 77.1%
Great: 78%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
MSI(1462 7917) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.71
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
108% Outstanding
Lighting 142
Reflection 154
Parallax 132
116% 142 fps
MRender 117
Gravity 140
Splatting 111
100% 123 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 108%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force MP500 NVMe PCIe M.2 120GB-$69
54GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E7FM02.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 173 173 168 173 567 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
93.2% Outstanding
Read 559
Write 178
Mixed 285
SusWrite 238
70% 315 MB/s
4K Read 26.9
4K Write 78.6
4K Mixed 38.4
132% 48 MB/s
DQ Read 524
DQ Write 171
DQ Mixed 194
183% 296 MB/s
Poor: 83%
This bench: 93.2%
Great: 185%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB
833GB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 219 213 217 217 220 219 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
127% Outstanding
Read 227
Write 196
Mixed 64.8
SusWrite 217
128% 176 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 3.8
4K Mixed 1.2
245% 2 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 127%
Great: 184%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB
770GB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 192 196 196 193 196 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
117% Outstanding
Read 214
Write 162
Mixed 86.5
SusWrite 195
120% 164 MB/s
4K Read 2.1
4K Write 4.1
4K Mixed 1.6
341% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 117%
Great: 213%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMY16GX3M2A1866C9 0215 CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10 0215 CMY16GX3M2A1866C9 0215 CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10 32GB
1333, 1600, 1333, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
55.8% Above average
MC Read 20.5
MC Write 20.8
MC Mixed 16.1
55% 19.1 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 19.7
SC Mixed 18.8
50% 17.6 GB/s
Latency 69.9
57% 69.9 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 55.8%
Great: 62%

 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 6,772 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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