MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 71%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 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 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 94.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics87.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive96% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.
SystemMSI MS-7917
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)  (all builds)
Memory29 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141223
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 18 '21 at 17:19
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing way above expectations (87th 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 (100th percentile)
94.1% Outstanding
Memory 94.7
1-Core 131
2-Core 259
91% 162 Pts
4-Core 508
8-Core 701
76% 604 Pts
64-Core 695
43% 695 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 94.1%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega-64-$400
AMD(1002 0B36) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1630 MHz, MLim: 945 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.4.1
Performing below potential (68th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
87.9% Excellent
Lighting 114
Reflection 112
Parallax 176
92% 134 fps
MRender 93.4
Gravity 126
Splatting 77.2
79% 98.9 fps
Poor: 77%
This bench: 87.9%
Great: 94%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116
189GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 288 303 307 311 308 310 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
96% Outstanding
Read 430
Write 323
Mixed 295
SusWrite 304
76% 338 MB/s
4K Read 29.8
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 43.8
161% 61.9 MB/s
DQ Read 172
DQ Write 309
DQ Mixed 148
139% 210 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 96%
Great: 97%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ares DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
71.1% Very good
MC Read 26
MC Write 25.8
MC Mixed 21.7
70% 24.5 GB/s
SC Read 19.3
SC Write 24.3
SC Mixed 24.2
64% 22.6 GB/s
Latency 58
69% 58 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 71.1%
Great: 85%

 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 6,771 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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