MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 68%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 88.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics88.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive276% 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.
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.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
SystemMSI MS-7917
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)  (all builds)
Memory20 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime2 Days
Run DateAug 19 '19 at 10:33
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (84th 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 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
88.7% Excellent
Memory 92.9
1-Core 132
2-Core 237
88% 154 Pts
4-Core 455
8-Core 681
71% 568 Pts
64-Core 640
40% 640 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 88.7%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.60
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
88.6% Excellent
Lighting 111
Reflection 119
Parallax 100
91% 110 fps
MRender 100
Gravity 103
Splatting 105
84% 103 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 88.6%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150
785GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1317 1164 1154 1159 1150 1144 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
276% Outstanding
Read 2,118
Write 1,789
Mixed 771
SusWrite 1,181
327% 1,465 MB/s
4K Read 55.8
4K Write 161
4K Mixed 70.7
260% 95.8 MB/s
DQ Read 995
DQ Write 761
DQ Mixed 824
631% 860 MB/s
Poor: 157%
This bench: 276%
Great: 302%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130
804GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 471 483 483 488 488 489 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
127% Outstanding
Read 499
Write 476
Mixed 411
SusWrite 484
105% 467 MB/s
4K Read 44.9
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 59.1
197% 68.4 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 364
273% 364 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 127%
Great: 133%
WD WD4002FFWX-68TZ4N0 4TB
2TB free
Firmware: 83.H0A83
SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 182 178 184 182 182 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
95.8% Outstanding
Read 151
Write 150
Mixed 69.2
SusWrite 182
101% 138 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 5.8
4K Mixed 0.7
231% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 95.8%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1600 C11 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
58.9% Above average
MC Read 21.5
MC Write 21.1
MC Mixed 16.5
56% 19.7 GB/s
SC Read 16.7
SC Write 23.7
SC Mixed 20.7
58% 20.4 GB/s
Latency 62.3
64% 62.3 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 58.9%
Great: 60%

 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 6,770 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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