MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 119%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 100%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 84.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics140% 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.
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)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit farver, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit farver
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateNov 01 '19 at 15:18
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User DNK-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th 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 (89th percentile)
84.6% Excellent
Memory 97.2
1-Core 92.7
2-Core 240
81% 143 Pts
4-Core 389
8-Core 597
61% 493 Pts
64-Core 666
41% 666 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 84.6%
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 way above expectations (100th percentile)
140% Outstanding
Lighting 207
Reflection 185
Parallax 197
168% 196 fps
MRender 122
Gravity 176
Splatting 120
113% 139 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 140%
Great: 133%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB
719GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 451 471 471 484 482 463 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
117% Outstanding
Read 506
Write 484
Mixed 396
SusWrite 470
104% 464 MB/s
4K Read 39.5
4K Write 90.7
4K Mixed 50.6
173% 60.3 MB/s
DQ Read 245
DQ Write 385
DQ Mixed 286
225% 305 MB/s
Poor: 120%
This bench: 117%
Great: 445%
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 (77th percentile)
84.5% Excellent
MC Read 31.1
MC Write 31.6
MC Mixed 26.9
85% 29.9 GB/s
SC Read 19.7
SC Write 23.9
SC Mixed 26.4
67% 23.3 GB/s
Latency 49.4
81% 49.4 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 84.5%
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 6,772 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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