MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 133%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 114%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 93.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics142% 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 Drive195% 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, 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, 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)
Memory19.6 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime7.1 Days
Run DateOct 21 '17 at 23:02
Run Duration156 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th 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 (100th percentile)
93.8% Outstanding
Memory 96.5
1-Core 139
2-Core 278
95% 171 Pts
4-Core 491
8-Core 753
77% 622 Pts
64-Core 749
46% 749 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 93.8%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 387.92
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
142% Outstanding
Lighting 202
Reflection 224
Parallax 218
165% 215 fps
MRender 139
Gravity 195
Splatting 141
128% 158 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 142%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625
345GB free
Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
262% Outstanding
Read 2,345
Write 1,465
Mixed 1,614
400% 1,808 MB/s
4K Read 49.6
4K Write 154
4K Mixed 34.4
200% 79.2 MB/s
DQ Read 531
DQ Write 398
DQ Mixed 34.4
142% 321 MB/s
Poor: 138%
This bench: 262%
Great: 283%
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39
84GB free
Firmware: X41100RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
79.3% Very good
Read 499
Write 349
Mixed 336
87% 395 MB/s
4K Read 37.3
4K Write 77.3
4K Mixed 13.8
115% 42.8 MB/s
DQ Read 38.6
DQ Write 200
DQ Mixed 13.7
42% 84.1 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 79.3%
Great: 108%
Samsung SM951 AHCI PCIe M.2 256GB-$223
73GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXW2500Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
195% Outstanding
Read 1,987
Write 924
Mixed 1,241
305% 1,384 MB/s
4K Read 44.4
4K Write 149
4K Mixed 30.6
185% 74.7 MB/s
DQ Read 45.3
DQ Write 161
DQ Mixed 30.2
44% 79 MB/s
Poor: 109%
This bench: 195%
Great: 220%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49
274GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
78.1% Very good
Read 140
Write 133
Mixed 125
99% 132 MB/s
4K Read 0.53
4K Write 2.22
4K Mixed 0.27
93% 1.01 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 78.1%
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 (97th percentile)
83.2% Excellent
MC Read 30.6
MC Write 31.6
MC Mixed 25.5
84% 29.2 GB/s
SC Read 20.1
SC Write 26.2
SC Mixed 26.5
69% 24.3 GB/s
Latency 52
77% 52 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 83.2%
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 6,769 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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