MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics109% 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 Drive147% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7917
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)  (all builds)
Memory26.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140918
Uptime25.8 Days
Run DateMar 29 '23 at 19:58
Run Duration213 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 11%
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 PC Performing below expectations (39th 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 below expectations (23rd percentile)
75.2% Very good
Memory 81.7
1-Core 118
2-Core 197
76% 132 Pts
4-Core 371
8-Core 538
57% 454 Pts
64-Core 597
37% 597 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 75.2%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
Gigabyte(1458 373C) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2777 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.94
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
109% Outstanding
Lighting 137
Reflection 151
Parallax 138
112% 142 fps
MRender 126
Gravity 146
Splatting 127
109% 133 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 109%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket Q 1TB
150GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RKT30Q.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 634 117 156 149 114 189 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
147% Outstanding
Read 1,239
Write 1,689
Mixed 1,085
SusWrite 226
238% 1,060 MB/s
4K Read 40.1
4K Write 98
4K Mixed 60.5
190% 66.2 MB/s
DQ Read 628
DQ Write 444
DQ Mixed 557
410% 543 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 147%
Great: 305%
WDC WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TB
497GB free
Firmware: 401020WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 395 424 443 471 466 465 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
99.7% Outstanding
Read 394
Write 446
Mixed 332
SusWrite 444
91% 404 MB/s
4K Read 27.3
4K Write 53.2
4K Mixed 46.1
129% 42.2 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 324
DQ Mixed 254
217% 319 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 99.7%
Great: 117%
WDS200T1X0E-00AFY0 2TB
739GB free
Firmware: 614900WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2009 2110 1821 1290 1360 1080 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
263% Outstanding
Read 1,753
Write 1,975
Mixed 1,770
SusWrite 1,612
402% 1,777 MB/s
4K Read 52.3
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 62.8
214% 72.7 MB/s
DQ Read 708
DQ Write 552
DQ Mixed 647
480% 636 MB/s
Poor: 280%
This bench: 263%
Great: 578%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (38th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
49.6% Average
MC Read 17.2
MC Write 18.7
MC Mixed 15
48% 17 GB/s
SC Read 13.2
SC Write 18.6
SC Mixed 15.7
45% 15.8 GB/s
Latency 77.5
52% 77.5 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 49.6%
Great: 75%

 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 6,798 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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