MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 101%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 87%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 90.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics108% 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 Drive219% 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.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.
Run History
7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
SystemMSI MS-7917
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)  (all builds)
Memory20.4 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 26 '17 at 17:57
Run Duration165 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th 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 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
90.8% Outstanding
Memory 96.3
1-Core 142
2-Core 270
95% 169 Pts
4-Core 459
8-Core 747
74% 603 Pts
64-Core 747
46% 747 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 90.8%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2802 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 382.5
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
108% Outstanding
Lighting 151
Reflection 175
Parallax 8.91
123% 112 fps
MRender 140
Gravity 185
Splatting 14.7
83% 113 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 108%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625
415GB free
Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
278% Outstanding
Read 2,295
Write 1,443
Mixed 1,659
398% 1,799 MB/s
4K Read 51.6
4K Write 167
4K Mixed 65.3
250% 94.6 MB/s
DQ Read 545
DQ Write 423
DQ Mixed 248
249% 405 MB/s
Poor: 138%
This bench: 278%
Great: 283%
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39
85GB free
Firmware: X41100RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
90.4% Outstanding
Read 498
Write 349
Mixed 332
87% 393 MB/s
4K Read 37.8
4K Write 78.4
4K Mixed 21.5
126% 45.9 MB/s
DQ Read 340
DQ Write 213
DQ Mixed 40.8
94% 198 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 90.4%
Great: 108%
Samsung SM951 AHCI PCIe M.2 256GB-$223
59GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXW2500Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
219% Outstanding
Read 1,980
Write 930
Mixed 1,169
299% 1,360 MB/s
4K Read 44.7
4K Write 146
4K Mixed 52.6
212% 81 MB/s
DQ Read 517
DQ Write 301
DQ Mixed 222
215% 347 MB/s
Poor: 109%
This bench: 219%
Great: 220%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49
723GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
72.1% Very good
Read 123
Write 128
Mixed 123
94% 125 MB/s
4K Read 0.57
4K Write 2.08
4K Mixed 0.26
91% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 72.1%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMY8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMY16GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMY8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMY16GX3M2A1600C9 24GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
82% Excellent
MC Read 29.7
MC Write 31.6
MC Mixed 24.9
82% 28.7 GB/s
SC Read 20.4
SC Write 26.1
SC Mixed 26.8
70% 24.4 GB/s
Latency 52.9
76% 52.9 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 82%
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 6,798 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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