MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 87%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics107% 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 Drive90.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7917
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)  (all builds)
Memory5.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141223
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateSep 24 '20 at 03:56
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User UKR-User
Background CPU 14%
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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 (70th percentile)
81.9% Excellent
Memory 90.5
1-Core 105
2-Core 181
75% 126 Pts
4-Core 396
8-Core 629
63% 512 Pts
64-Core 628
39% 628 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 81.9%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.75
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Lighting 141
Reflection 145
Parallax 137
115% 141 fps
MRender 114
Gravity 135
Splatting 107
96% 119 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 107%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
92GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 297 281 272 259 237 220 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
90.6% Outstanding
Read 455
Write 286
Mixed 274
SusWrite 261
71% 319 MB/s
4K Read 31.1
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 28.5
140% 55.6 MB/s
DQ Read 353
DQ Write 308
DQ Mixed 203
187% 288 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 90.6%
Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
77GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 186 183 185 187 187 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 182
Write 134
Mixed 77.5
SusWrite 185
106% 145 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 105%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2400 C11 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (31st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
56.5% Above average
MC Read 21.1
MC Write 20.7
MC Mixed 16.3
55% 19.4 GB/s
SC Read 14.2
SC Write 20.7
SC Mixed 18
50% 17.6 GB/s
Latency 66.6
60% 66.6 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 56.5%
Great: 96%

 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 6,763 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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