MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 72%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 83.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics99.3% 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 Drive107% 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.
High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7917
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)  (all builds)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150528
Uptime4.3 Days
Run DateJan 21 '20 at 17:12
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 28%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd 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 above expectations (84th percentile)
83.9% Excellent
Memory 91.8
1-Core 128
2-Core 232
86% 151 Pts
4-Core 409
8-Core 680
66% 545 Pts
64-Core 682
42% 682 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 83.9%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
Nvidia(10DE 119D) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 432.0
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
99.3% Outstanding
Lighting 129
Reflection 139
Parallax 117
105% 128 fps
MRender 96.1
Gravity 127
Splatting 101
88% 108 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 99.3%
Great: 101%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$46
229GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 418 417 428 407 406 400 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 438
Write 402
Mixed 387
SusWrite 413
92% 410 MB/s
4K Read 30.9
4K Write 95.3
4K Mixed 45.1
155% 57.1 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 350
DQ Mixed 295
241% 343 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 107%
Great: 125%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
58.5% Above average
MC Read 19.3
MC Write 21.2
MC Mixed 18.5
56% 19.7 GB/s
SC Read 17.2
SC Write 23.5
SC Mixed 19.5
57% 20.1 GB/s
Latency 64.4
62% 64.4 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 58.5%
Great: 63%

 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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