MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 56%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 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 83.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics82.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive103% 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)
Memory13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1680x1050x4294967296 szín
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140731
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 15 '20 at 13:56
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User HUN-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing way above expectations (92nd 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 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
83.3% Excellent
Memory 97
1-Core 94.8
2-Core 208
77% 133 Pts
4-Core 405
8-Core 398
54% 402 Pts
64-Core 395
24% 395 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 83.3%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
EVGA(3842 1996) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 432.0
Performing below potential (80th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
82.8% Excellent
Lighting 105
Reflection 115
Parallax 102
86% 107 fps
MRender 95.8
Gravity 101
Splatting 88.8
77% 95.1 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 82.8%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Apacer AS350 120GB
74GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R1001A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 389 406 407 412 413 412 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 511
Write 400
Mixed 412
SusWrite 406
97% 432 MB/s
4K Read 38.3
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 32.5
158% 60 MB/s
DQ Read 187
DQ Write 318
DQ Mixed 50
95% 185 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 103%
Great: 82%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
425GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 165 167 167 167 168 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 200
Write 151
Mixed 86.6
SusWrite 166
110% 151 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
165% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 105%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 2133 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
81.4% Excellent
MC Read 29.8
MC Write 30.9
MC Mixed 26.3
83% 29 GB/s
SC Read 19.3
SC Write 19.3
SC Mixed 25.4
61% 21.3 GB/s
Latency 50.4
79% 50.4 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 81.4%
Great: 79%

 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 6,770 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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