MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics113% 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 Drive46.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7917
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)  (all builds)
Memory8.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150811
Uptime5.9 Days
Run DateNov 26 '22 at 19:26
Run Duration153 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 100%
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 PC Performing below expectations (27th 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
74% Very good
Memory 82.9
1-Core 95.2
2-Core 203
72% 127 Pts
4-Core 356
8-Core 479
53% 418 Pts
64-Core 511
32% 511 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 74%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 526.98
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (143 fps cap detected)
113% Outstanding
Lighting 142
Reflection 143
Parallax 143
116% 143 fps
MRender 143
Gravity 142
Splatting 143
117% 142 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 113%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28
10GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z33110RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 38 26 36 51 19 MB/s
Performing below potential (25th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
46.4% Average
Read 267
Write 58.4
Mixed 62.5
SusWrite 48.7
24% 109 MB/s
4K Read 12.5
4K Write 71.4
4K Mixed 21.1
84% 35 MB/s
DQ Read 164
DQ Write 159
DQ Mixed 0.1
44% 108 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 46.4%
Great: 86%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109
52GB free
Firmware: RVQ01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 423 230 82 76 67 50 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
86.3% Excellent
Read 458
Write 351
Mixed 394
SusWrite 155
76% 340 MB/s
4K Read 29.9
4K Write 74.2
4K Mixed 41
137% 48.4 MB/s
DQ Read 371
DQ Write 341
DQ Mixed 351
265% 354 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 86.3%
Great: 121%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109
19GB free
Firmware: RVQ01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 426 203 58 53 49 49 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
85.6% Excellent
Read 470
Write 171
Mixed 396
SusWrite 140
65% 294 MB/s
4K Read 29.7
4K Write 74
4K Mixed 40.5
136% 48.1 MB/s
DQ Read 371
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 351
265% 355 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 85.6%
Great: 121%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
59.3% Above average
MC Read 20
MC Write 23.7
MC Mixed 19.4
60% 21 GB/s
SC Read 12.5
SC Write 21.1
SC Mixed 16.4
48% 16.7 GB/s
Latency 75.3
53% 75.3 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 59.3%
Great: 72%

 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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