MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 175%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 142%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 81.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics221% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive167% 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.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7917
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)  (all builds)
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display5120 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141223
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 04 '22 at 03:15
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 16%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th 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 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
81.7% Excellent
Memory 93.9
1-Core 112
2-Core 212
81% 139 Pts
4-Core 381
8-Core 517
57% 449 Pts
64-Core 570
35% 570 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 81.7%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,198
EVGA(3842 3982) ≥ 4GB; evga 3090 ftw3
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 526.61
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
221% Outstanding
Lighting 330
Reflection 289
Parallax 345
269% 321 fps
MRender 368
Gravity 267
Splatting 190
216% 275 fps
Poor: 185%
This bench: 221%
Great: 230%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 3TB
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 451 667 793 809 826 813 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
167% Outstanding
Read 1505
Write 872
Mixed 672
SusWrite 726
210% 944 MB/s
4K Read 32.4
4K Write 70.4
4K Mixed 39.6
137% 47.5 MB/s
DQ Read 491
DQ Write 426
DQ Mixed 378
305% 432 MB/s
Poor: 66%
This bench: 167%
Great: 462%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
571GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 182 180 182 182 181 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 182
Write 182
Mixed 87.9
SusWrite 181
116% 158 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
156% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 104%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
68.2% Good
MC Read 24.1
MC Write 25.7
MC Mixed 21.4
68% 23.7 GB/s
SC Read 18
SC Write 21.9
SC Mixed 21.5
58% 20.5 GB/s
Latency 60
67% 60 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 68.2%
Great: 71%

 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 6,800 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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