MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 83%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 68%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics90.8% 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 Drive116% 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.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7917
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)  (all builds)
Memory28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 12 '18 at 20:38
Run Duration155 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing above expectations (76th 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 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
89.4% Excellent
Memory 93.1
1-Core 133
2-Core 260
91% 162 Pts
4-Core 474
8-Core 605
69% 539 Pts
64-Core 620
38% 620 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 89.4%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.71
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
90.8% Outstanding
Lighting 116
Reflection 122
Parallax 103
94% 113 fps
MRender 98.3
Gravity 103
Splatting 105
84% 102 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 90.8%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150
607GB free
Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
283% Outstanding
Read 2,590
Write 1,487
Mixed 1,383
401% 1,820 MB/s
4K Read 54.3
4K Write 140
4K Mixed 58.1
231% 84.1 MB/s
DQ Read 521
DQ Write 320
DQ Mixed 171
194% 337 MB/s
Poor: 157%
This bench: 283%
Great: 302%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
144GB free
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
95.6% Outstanding
Read 508
Write 350
Mixed 352
89% 403 MB/s
4K Read 44
4K Write 70
4K Mixed 27.1
138% 47 MB/s
DQ Read 363
DQ Write 220
DQ Mixed 84.1
118% 222 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 95.6%
Great: 118%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130
62GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
116% Outstanding
Read 513
Write 407
Mixed 419
99% 446 MB/s
4K Read 45.3
4K Write 93
4K Mixed 50.4
183% 62.9 MB/s
DQ Read 373
DQ Write 288
DQ Mixed 130
152% 264 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 116%
Great: 133%
WD WD4002FFWX-68TZ4N0 4TB
3.5TB free
Firmware: 83.H0A83 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
95.2% Outstanding
Read 167
Write 164
Mixed 157
122% 163 MB/s
4K Read 0.93
4K Write 3.62
4K Mixed 0.48
159% 1.68 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 95.2%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1600 C11 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
58.2% Above average
MC Read 21.6
MC Write 20.9
MC Mixed 16.3
56% 19.6 GB/s
SC Read 15.8
SC Write 22.5
SC Mixed 19.5
55% 19.3 GB/s
Latency 61.8
65% 61.8 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 58.2%
Great: 60%

 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 6,782 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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