MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 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 90.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics91.5% 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 Drive100% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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)
Memory6.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit renk
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 09 '17 at 06:14
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (89th 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 (99th percentile)
90.3% Outstanding
Memory 95.3
1-Core 133
2-Core 266
92% 165 Pts
4-Core 460
8-Core 685
71% 572 Pts
64-Core 683
42% 683 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 90.3%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2052 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 384.76
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
91.5% Outstanding
Lighting 117
Reflection 117
Parallax 101
96% 112 fps
MRender 100
Gravity 103
Splatting 103
84% 102 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 91.5%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ ARC 100 240GB-$120
167GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.00 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Read 454
Write 406
Mixed 429
96% 430 MB/s
4K Read 27.8
4K Write 130
4K Mixed 27.2
146% 61.8 MB/s
DQ Read 312
DQ Write 336
DQ Mixed 75.1
125% 241 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 100%
Great: 101%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
698GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
86.2% Excellent
Read 153
Write 147
Mixed 143
111% 148 MB/s
4K Read 0.72
4K Write 2.34
4K Mixed 0.3
106% 1.12 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 86.2%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
33.5% Below average
MC Read 10.5
MC Write 11
MC Mixed 9.2
29% 10.2 GB/s
SC Read 9.8
SC Write 12
SC Mixed 10.3
31% 10.7 GB/s
Latency 56.3
71% 56.3 ns
Poor: 21%
This bench: 33.5%
Great: 34%

 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 6,788 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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