MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 75%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 64%
Destroyer
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 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 88%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics81.6% 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 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.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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)
Memory19.7 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150811
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 24 '20 at 06:48
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 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 i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
88% Excellent
Memory 96.9
1-Core 132
2-Core 228
88% 152 Pts
4-Core 427
8-Core 690
68% 559 Pts
64-Core 691
43% 691 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 88%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 445.87
Performing below potential (74th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
81.6% Excellent
Lighting 105
Reflection 109
Parallax 107
86% 107 fps
MRender 91.5
Gravity 94.3
Splatting 86.5
74% 90.8 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 81.6%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDBNCE5000PNC 500GB
55GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 401000WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 367 312 267 416 411 410 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 453
Write 298
Mixed 351
SusWrite 364
82% 366 MB/s
4K Read 40.5
4K Write 97.3
4K Mixed 52.2
180% 63.3 MB/s
DQ Read 385
DQ Write 319
DQ Mixed 209
196% 305 MB/s
Poor: 69%
This bench: 112%
Great: 115%
Sandisk S3 2T00 2TB
2TB free
Firmware: 411040RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 454 465 472 474 470 471 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
120% Outstanding
Read 501
Write 474
Mixed 402
SusWrite 468
104% 461 MB/s
4K Read 39.5
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 51.6
180% 64.1 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 333
DQ Mixed 253
218% 323 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 120%
Great: 118%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsZ DDR3 2133 C11 3x8GB
3 of 4 slots used
24GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
73.6% Very good
MC Read 27.4
MC Write 27
MC Mixed 21.2
72% 25.2 GB/s
SC Read 18.6
SC Write 24.2
SC Mixed 25.8
65% 22.9 GB/s
Latency 50.8
79% 50.8 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 73.6%
Great: 99%

 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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