MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 63%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 54%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 90.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics65.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive154% 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.
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.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7917
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)  (all builds)
Memory13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMar 16 '17 at 00:05
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User PRT-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th 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 (99th percentile)
90.3% Outstanding
Memory 98.4
1-Core 131
2-Core 250
91% 160 Pts
4-Core 443
8-Core 697
70% 570 Pts
64-Core 686
42% 686 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 90.3%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 378.78
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
65.1% Good
Lighting 83.6
Reflection 83.2
Parallax 74.3
68% 80.4 fps
MRender 78.2
Gravity 74.6
Splatting 66.3
59% 73 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 65.1%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 512GB
398GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
154% Outstanding
Read 1,034
Write 970
Mixed 983
222% 996 MB/s
4K Read 38.2
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 26.6
146% 55.8 MB/s
DQ Read 38.3
DQ Write 443
DQ Mixed 145
140% 209 MB/s
Poor: 82%
This bench: 154%
Great: 332%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61
1TB free
Firmware: MX4OACF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
99.6% Outstanding
Read 177
Write 171
Mixed 169
130% 172 MB/s
4K Read 0.96
4K Write 1.02
4K Mixed 0.2
81% 0.72 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 99.6%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-2666C11-4GTXD Kingston KHX2666C11D3/4GX 0420 F3-2666C11-4GTXD Kingston KHX2666C11D3/4GX 16GB
2667, 2667, 2667, 2667 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
77.3% Very good
MC Read 24.8
MC Write 29.9
MC Mixed 24
75% 26.2 GB/s
SC Read 21
SC Write 24.3
SC Mixed 26.5
68% 23.9 GB/s
Latency 44.2
90% 44.2 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 77.3%
Great: 84%

 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 6,870 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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