MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 54%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 57%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics95.1% 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 Drive70.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 (63%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
SystemMSI MS-7917
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)  (all builds)
Memory8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150811
Uptime5.1 Days
Run DateMar 20 '18 at 19:57
Run Duration166 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 63%

 PC Performing below expectations (35th 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 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
57% Above average
Memory 64.2
1-Core 93.6
2-Core 142
59% 100 Pts
4-Core 280
8-Core 332
40% 306 Pts
64-Core 377
23% 377 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 57%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 391.1
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
95.1% Outstanding
Lighting 114
Reflection 136
Parallax 119
93% 123 fps
MRender 111
Gravity 157
Splatting 104
100% 124 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 95.1%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$100
110GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0CB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
70.2% Very good
Read 490
Write 336
Mixed 335
86% 387 MB/s
4K Read 27.9
4K Write 42.6
4K Mixed 20.5
91% 30.3 MB/s
DQ Read 41.6
DQ Write 81
DQ Mixed 20.6
27% 47.7 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 70.2%
Great: 118%
WD WD10EAVS-00D7B1 1TB
930GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
44.2% Average
Read 78.9
Write 75
Mixed 83
60% 79 MB/s
4K Read 0.52
4K Write 1.48
4K Mixed 0.34
87% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 44.2%
Great: 51%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
749GB free
Firmware: CC47 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 187
Write 185
Mixed 159
133% 177 MB/s
4K Read 0.67
4K Write 1.73
4K Mixed 0.33
97% 0.91 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 106%
Great: 112%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$106
479GB free
Firmware: CC41 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
83.4% Excellent
Read 117
Write 173
Mixed 114
101% 135 MB/s
4K Read 0.47
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 0.45
166% 2.04 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 83.4%
Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Dominator DHX DDR3 1600 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
26.5% Poor
MC Read 7.7
MC Write 11.3
MC Mixed 8.8
26% 9.27 GB/s
SC Read 5.2
SC Write 8.7
SC Mixed 5.5
18% 6.47 GB/s
Latency 116
34% 116 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 26.5%
Great: 63%

 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 6,855 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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