MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 54%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (19th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 81 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.
Graphics75.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
SystemMSI MS-7917
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)  (all builds)
Memory26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 24 '24 at 20:16
Run Duration867 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing way below expectations (19th 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 79.6
1-Core 109
2-Core 205
75% 131 Pts
4-Core 375
8-Core 499
56% 437 Pts
64-Core 537
33% 537 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 74%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 551.76
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
75.7% Very good
Lighting 93.2
Reflection 160
Parallax 97.2
76% 117 fps
MRender 99.1
Gravity 95.8
Splatting 84
75% 93 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 75.7%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZHPV128HDGM-000 128GB
43GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXW2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 13 11 30 29 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80
93GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 0 0 0 5.8 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 64% Great: 115%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32
393GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 0 0 102 144 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
61.3% Good
Read 172
Write 144
Mixed 82.7
SusWrite 40.9
81% 110 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1.2
238% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 61.3%
Great: 109%
Amd-raid WDS100T3X0C-00SJ 1TB
583GB free
Firmware: 111110WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 42 43 14 11 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 22% Great: 353%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36
328GB free
Firmware: CC46
SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 0 0 108 111 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
42.4% Average
Read 111
Write 108
Mixed 62.2
SusWrite 36.5
59% 79.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1
176% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 42.4%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CM3X8GA2133C11Y4 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (12th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
48.5% Average
MC Read 16.6
MC Write 18.1
MC Mixed 15.1
47% 16.6 GB/s
SC Read 13
SC Write 17.9
SC Mixed 15.1
44% 15.3 GB/s
Latency 78.2
51% 78.2 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 48.5%
Great: 111%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

 SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
0% 0% 0 70 58 60 34.1" 1280 720 GSM5AE2 LG ULTRAWIDE
Typical Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) Builds (Compare 6,801 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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