MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 106%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 87%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics128% 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 Drive117% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7917
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)  (all builds)
Memory5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150528
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 03 '19 at 09:21
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User SRB-User
Background CPU 22%

 PC Performing above expectations (69th 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
85.6% Excellent
Memory 90.5
1-Core 126
2-Core 250
87% 155 Pts
4-Core 435
8-Core 628
66% 532 Pts
64-Core 642
40% 642 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 85.6%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2852 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.71
Performing below potential (72nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
128% Outstanding
Lighting 174
Reflection 194
Parallax 189
142% 186 fps
MRender 129
Gravity 181
Splatting 131
119% 147 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 128%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra 3D 500GB-$61
214GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X61170RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 393 390 395 394 397 381 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
117% Outstanding
Read 499
Write 472
Mixed 392
SusWrite 392
99% 438 MB/s
4K Read 37.4
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 52.5
184% 68 MB/s
DQ Read 375
DQ Write 324
DQ Mixed 284
231% 327 MB/s
Poor: 70%
This bench: 117%
Great: 119%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
102GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 544 617 630 642 643 642 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
180% Outstanding
Read 692
Write 618
Mixed 626
SusWrite 620
144% 639 MB/s
4K Read 64.3
4K Write 136
4K Mixed 77.1
268% 92.4 MB/s
DQ Read 767
DQ Write 668
DQ Mixed 1,079
710% 838 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 180%
Great: 340%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 99[2/7/4]123(F/Y/R 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 2400 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (83rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
31.9% Below average
MC Read 10.9
MC Write 10.6
MC Mixed 8.7
29% 10.1 GB/s
SC Read 10
SC Write 11.3
SC Mixed 8.1
28% 9.8 GB/s
Latency 66.6
60% 66.6 ns
Poor: 19%
This bench: 31.9%
Great: 32%

 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%
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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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