MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 112%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 93%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 87.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics127% 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 Drive114% 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.
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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7917
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)  (all builds)
Memory10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit farver
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 01 '19 at 03:30
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User DNK-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing as expected (54th 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
87.4% Excellent
Memory 97.6
1-Core 127
2-Core 249
90% 158 Pts
4-Core 423
8-Core 570
63% 497 Pts
64-Core 658
41% 658 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 87.4%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 436.30
Performing below potential (72nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
127% Outstanding
Lighting 175
Reflection 190
Parallax 175
143% 180 fps
MRender 124
Gravity 178
Splatting 126
116% 143 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 127%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB
720GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 423 448 460 453 439 457 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 501
Write 479
Mixed 383
SusWrite 447
102% 452 MB/s
4K Read 37.1
4K Write 88.5
4K Mixed 50.5
168% 58.7 MB/s
DQ Read 246
DQ Write 382
DQ Mixed 286
225% 305 MB/s
Poor: 120%
This bench: 114%
Great: 445%
Seagate Expansion 2TB
1TB free
Firmware: 0707
SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 38 39 40 40 41 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
20.2% Poor
Read 30
Write 38.3
Mixed 35.5
SusWrite 39.1
27% 35.7 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 0.7
189% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 20.2%
Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
85.2% Excellent
MC Read 30.7
MC Write 32.1
MC Mixed 26.7
85% 29.8 GB/s
SC Read 21.4
SC Write 24.1
SC Mixed 28.1
70% 24.5 GB/s
Latency 47.8
84% 47.8 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 85.2%
Great: 91%

 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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