MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 115%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 97%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 84.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics139% 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 Drive120% 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)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 07 '20 at 13:49
Run Duration151 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing as expected (57th 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
84.1% Excellent
Memory 89.7
1-Core 128
2-Core 231
85% 150 Pts
4-Core 423
8-Core 650
66% 536 Pts
64-Core 661
41% 661 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 84.1%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 451.67
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
139% Outstanding
Lighting 177
Reflection 221
Parallax 245
144% 215 fps
MRender 255
Gravity 216
Splatting 130
156% 200 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 139%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
195GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 391 314 319 319 318 318 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
120% Outstanding
Read 504
Write 488
Mixed 395
SusWrite 330
96% 429 MB/s
4K Read 45.4
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 60
204% 71.9 MB/s
DQ Read 371
DQ Write 341
DQ Mixed 347
263% 353 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 120%
Great: 124%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC54
SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 152 152 151 153 154 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
82.8% Excellent
Read 137
Write 108
Mixed 80.3
SusWrite 152
88% 119 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 82.8%
Great: 96%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB
3.5TB free
Firmware: D781
SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 151 152 153 152 155 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
74.7% Very good
Read 106
Write 119
Mixed 93.8
SusWrite 151
87% 117 MB/s
4K Read 7.7
4K Write 4.6
4K Mixed 0.7
484% 4.33 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 74.7%
Great: 92%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
186GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 114 114 111 115 114 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
78.2% Very good
Read 158
Write 137
Mixed 96
SusWrite 114
93% 126 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.2
244% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 78.2%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 2400 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (50th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
58.6% Above average
MC Read 21.4
MC Write 21.1
MC Mixed 16.8
56% 19.8 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 23.3
SC Mixed 20.3
58% 20.2 GB/s
Latency 67.7
59% 67.7 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 58.6%
Great: 86%

 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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