MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 110%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 84%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 84.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics132% 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.
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.
SystemMSI MS-7917
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)  (all builds)
Memory10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141223
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateApr 12 '21 at 18:28
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User BEL-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
84.9% Excellent
Memory 97
1-Core 114
2-Core 226
84% 146 Pts
4-Core 422
8-Core 423
56% 422 Pts
64-Core 420
26% 420 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 84.9%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
MSI(1462 360C) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
132% Outstanding
Lighting 182
Reflection 191
Parallax 183
148% 185 fps
MRender 136
Gravity 190
Splatting 127
122% 151 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 132%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk S128G 126GB
4GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3.2.0
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 436
Write 290
Mixed 55
57% 260 MB/s
4K Read 16.3
4K Write 10.9
4K Mixed 11.7
46% 13 MB/s
DQ Read 32.8
DQ Write 14.5
DQ Mixed 17.6
15% 21.6 MB/s
Poor: 29% Great: 56%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
736GB free
Firmware: CC49
SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 188 188 191 188 191 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 187
Write 150
Mixed 88.4
SusWrite 186
112% 153 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
156% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 107%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
88.7% Excellent
MC Read 32.7
MC Write 34.1
MC Mixed 29
91% 31.9 GB/s
SC Read 20.8
SC Write 21.2
SC Mixed 26
65% 22.7 GB/s
Latency 50.1
80% 50.1 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 88.7%
Great: 91%

 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 6,764 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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