MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 130%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 110%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 86.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics156% 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.
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.
Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7917
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)  (all builds)
Memory7.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit, Цвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime5.4 Days
Run DateMay 23 '20 at 12:34
Run Duration154 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU 37%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th 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 4.4 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
86.8% Excellent
Memory 96.6
1-Core 126
2-Core 230
87% 151 Pts
4-Core 415
8-Core 661
66% 538 Pts
64-Core 662
41% 662 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 86.8%
Great: 87%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
MSI(1462 7917) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5107
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 445.87
Performing below potential (49th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
156% Outstanding
Lighting 216
Reflection 225
Parallax 227
176% 223 fps
MRender 249
Gravity 213
Splatting 141
158% 201 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 156%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
AMD Radeon R3 240GB
13GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P0422C
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 477
Write 442
Mixed 414
99% 444 MB/s
4K Read 28.9
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 44
154% 58.2 MB/s
DQ Read 308
DQ Write 333
DQ Mixed 238
202% 293 MB/s
Poor: 53% Great: 90%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83
2GB free
Firmware: 1AJ10001
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 123
Write 42
Mixed 67.5
58% 77.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1.2
215% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 39% Great: 75%
WD Gold 1TB (2016)-$50
99GB free
Firmware: RR07
SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 141 138 141 139 135 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
78.8% Very good
Read 133
Write 164
Mixed 80.3
SusWrite 140
95% 130 MB/s
4K Read 3.3
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 1
310% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 78.8%
Great: 109%
WD Gold 1TB (2016)-$50
253GB free
Firmware: RR07
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 134 131 132 131 132 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
91% Outstanding
Read 182
Write 216
Mixed 107
SusWrite 133
117% 160 MB/s
4K Read 5.3
4K Write 3.5
4K Mixed 1.1
408% 3.3 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 91%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
73.2% Very good
MC Read 26.9
MC Write 26.9
MC Mixed 22.3
72% 25.4 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 23.8
SC Mixed 22.4
61% 21.5 GB/s
Latency 51.8
77% 51.8 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 73.2%
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%
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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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