MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 105%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 84%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics119% 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 Drive72.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7917
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)  (all builds)
Memory14.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 13 '16 at 01:40
Run Duration89 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 14%
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 PC Performing above expectations (80th 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 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
89.1% Excellent
Memory 89.5
1-Core 122
2-Core 272
88% 161 Pts
4-Core 507
8-Core 534
69% 521 Pts
64-Core 541
34% 541 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 89.1%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
Driver: nvd3dumx Ver. 21.21.13.7570
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
119% Outstanding
Lighting 161
Reflection 157
Parallax 155
132% 158 fps
MRender 127
Gravity 152
Splatting 120
108% 133 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 119%
Great: 110%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 960GB-$226
74GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X41200RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
72.4% Very good
Read 473
Write 281
Mixed 266
75% 340 MB/s
4K Read 23.7
4K Write 46.5
4K Mixed 16.8
82% 29 MB/s
DQ Read 363
DQ Write 179
DQ Mixed 37
90% 193 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 72.4%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1600 CL9 Series 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
69.2% Good
MC Read 24.3
MC Write 26.7
MC Mixed 21.3
69% 24.1 GB/s
SC Read 17.6
SC Write 24.6
SC Mixed 23.9
63% 22 GB/s
Latency 67.8
59% 67.8 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 69.2%
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 6,795 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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