MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 114%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 88%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics131% 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 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.
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.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7917
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.4 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141223
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 06 '19 at 22:47
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing way above expectations (85th 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 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
86.1% Excellent
Memory 96.3
1-Core 117
2-Core 223
84% 146 Pts
4-Core 438
8-Core 448
59% 443 Pts
64-Core 450
28% 450 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 86.1%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$499
MSI(1462 3607) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2765 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.12
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
131% Outstanding
Lighting 185
Reflection 194
Parallax 180
150% 186 fps
MRender 125
Gravity 179
Splatting 126
116% 144 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 131%
Great: 133%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HP EX920 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$116
560GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 568 1225 1540 1430 1489 1427 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
276% Outstanding
Read 1,266
Write 1,440
Mixed 1108
SusWrite 1,280
288% 1,274 MB/s
4K Read 60.1
4K Write 161
4K Mixed 92.6
295% 104 MB/s
DQ Read 1,367
DQ Write 1,111
DQ Mixed 1,175
897% 1,218 MB/s
Poor: 158%
This bench: 276%
Great: 355%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1400 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
71.7% Very good
MC Read 25.3
MC Write 26.7
MC Mixed 22.6
71% 24.9 GB/s
SC Read 19.3
SC Write 21.4
SC Mixed 22
60% 20.9 GB/s
Latency 52.8
76% 52.8 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 71.7%
Great: 71%

 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 6,758 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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