MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 108%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 90%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 86.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics126% 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 Drive106% 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.
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.
SystemMSI MS-7917
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)  (all builds)
Memory10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141223
Uptime5.2 Days
Run DateOct 15 '19 at 03:36
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (82nd 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 (96th percentile)
86.8% Excellent
Memory 91.4
1-Core 130
2-Core 238
87% 153 Pts
4-Core 443
8-Core 659
69% 551 Pts
64-Core 659
41% 659 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 86.8%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 436.48
Performing below potential (64th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
126% Outstanding
Lighting 176
Reflection 189
Parallax 172
144% 179 fps
MRender 120
Gravity 171
Splatting 121
111% 137 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 126%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 512GB-$129
219GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXM04B0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 309 274 250 254 219 225 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 508
Write 390
Mixed 309
SusWrite 255
82% 365 MB/s
4K Read 36.4
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 48.3
177% 65.9 MB/s
DQ Read 372
DQ Write 311
DQ Mixed 164
171% 282 MB/s
Poor: 66%
This bench: 106%
Great: 118%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130
417GB free
Firmware: EMT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 441 463 472 488 488 488 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
134% Outstanding
Read 494
Write 457
Mixed 422
SusWrite 474
104% 462 MB/s
4K Read 46.7
4K Write 128
4K Mixed 66.1
223% 80.1 MB/s
DQ Read 371
DQ Write 336
DQ Mixed 358
268% 355 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 134%
Great: 133%
Intel X25-M 160GB
19GB free
Firmware: 2CV102HD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 99 105 92 52 69 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
45.9% Average
Read 252
Write 105
Mixed 136
SusWrite 86.9
32% 145 MB/s
4K Read 22.7
4K Write 70.7
4K Mixed 12.1
87% 35.2 MB/s
DQ Read 155
DQ Write 89.1
DQ Mixed 85.3
73% 110 MB/s
Poor: 25%
This bench: 45.9%
Great: 46%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (70th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
52.3% Above average
MC Read 18.2
MC Write 18.6
MC Mixed 15.9
50% 17.6 GB/s
SC Read 14.5
SC Write 19.2
SC Mixed 17.4
49% 17 GB/s
Latency 65.1
62% 65.1 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 52.3%
Great: 61%

 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 6,764 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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