MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 65%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 84.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics97.4% 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 Drive111% 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.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7917
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)  (all builds)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 09 '23 at 18:44
Run Duration180 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st 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 (89th percentile)
84.6% Excellent
Memory 92.3
1-Core 123
2-Core 241
86% 152 Pts
4-Core 420
8-Core 575
63% 497 Pts
64-Core 583
36% 583 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 84.6%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 528.24
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
97.4% Outstanding
Lighting 125
Reflection 126
Parallax 118
102% 123 fps
MRender 93.6
Gravity 123
Splatting 107
88% 108 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 97.4%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 500GB
327GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT24B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 255 348 357 355 354 349 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 508
Write 477
Mixed 447
SusWrite 336
99% 442 MB/s
4K Read 41
4K Write 84.1
4K Mixed 51.5
173% 58.9 MB/s
DQ Read 386
DQ Write 351
DQ Mixed 358
272% 365 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 111%
Great: 126%
Kioxia-exceria SATA SSD 480GB
52GB free
Firmware: SBFA18.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 262 411 127 171 115 8.7 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
90.3% Outstanding
Read 476
Write 427
Mixed 366
SusWrite 182
81% 363 MB/s
4K Read 36.4
4K Write 74.7
4K Mixed 41.4
148% 50.8 MB/s
DQ Read 318
DQ Write 332
DQ Mixed 235
202% 295 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 90.3%
Great: 100%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
202GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 127 130 129 129 128 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
74.1% Very good
Read 131
Write 130
Mixed 94.2
SusWrite 127
89% 121 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.2
240% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 74.1%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
32.5% Below average
MC Read 10.3
MC Write 11
MC Mixed 9.2
29% 10.2 GB/s
SC Read 9.2
SC Write 11.6
SC Mixed 9.6
29% 10.1 GB/s
Latency 63.6
63% 63.6 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 32.5%
Great: 62%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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