MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 106%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 89%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 85.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics125% 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 Drive112% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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)
Memory22.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime2.7 Days
Run DateFeb 12 '20 at 13:15
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (70th 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 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
85.6% Excellent
Memory 93.5
1-Core 125
2-Core 245
87% 155 Pts
4-Core 419
8-Core 658
66% 539 Pts
64-Core 627
39% 627 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 85.6%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407
Nvidia(10DE 12A6) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.19
Performing below potential (58th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
125% Outstanding
Lighting 172
Reflection 166
Parallax 177
140% 171 fps
MRender 183
Gravity 146
Splatting 106
114% 145 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 125%
Great: 134%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
159GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0CB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 324 240 246 234 251 244 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 498
Write 481
Mixed 365
SusWrite 256
90% 400 MB/s
4K Read 43.2
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 56.4
196% 69.6 MB/s
DQ Read 369
DQ Write 339
DQ Mixed 230
207% 313 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 112%
Great: 118%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40
1TB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 105 105 98 104 108 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
78.5% Very good
Read 169
Write 166
Mixed 37.3
SusWrite 104
86% 119 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.6
156% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 78.5%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G3D169DS3.16FE 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
61.1% Good
MC Read 21.7
MC Write 21.9
MC Mixed 18.7
59% 20.8 GB/s
SC Read 16.5
SC Write 22.2
SC Mixed 20.1
56% 19.6 GB/s
Latency 60.9
66% 60.9 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 61.1%
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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