MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 114%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 95%
Nuclear submarine
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 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 92.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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 Drive178% 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)
Memory28.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 10 '20 at 00:04
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU2%

 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 way above expectations (100th percentile)
92.5% Outstanding
Memory 93.8
1-Core 133
2-Core 262
91% 163 Pts
4-Core 497
8-Core 677
74% 587 Pts
64-Core 674
42% 674 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 92.5%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 446.14
Performing below potential (59th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
125% Outstanding
Lighting 169
Reflection 198
Parallax 201
138% 189 fps
MRender 126
Gravity 187
Splatting 126
118% 146 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 125%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74
868GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 385 537 666 674 676 673 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
178% Outstanding
Read 747
Write 676
Mixed 615
SusWrite 602
148% 660 MB/s
4K Read 59.4
4K Write 156
4K Mixed 79.3
274% 98.4 MB/s
DQ Read 633
DQ Write 525
DQ Mixed 270
287% 476 MB/s
Poor: 127%
This bench: 178%
Great: 255%
Hitachi HTS543232L9A300 320GB
172GB free, PID 0c25
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 38 38 39 39 39 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
17.4% Very poor
Read 38
Write 38.3
Mixed 23.5
SusWrite 38.4
47% 34.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.7
63% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 17.4%
Great: 18%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
60.8% Good
MC Read 21.6
MC Write 21.9
MC Mixed 17.9
58% 20.5 GB/s
SC Read 16.4
SC Write 23.6
SC Mixed 20.9
58% 20.3 GB/s
Latency 60.3
66% 60.3 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 60.8%
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 6,807 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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