MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 99%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 84%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics119% 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 Drive88.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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)
Memory27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1024 x 768 - 32 Bit, Цвета: 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150528
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 31 '20 at 13:25
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd 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 above expectations (84th percentile)
84% Excellent
Memory 88.2
1-Core 123
2-Core 250
86% 154 Pts
4-Core 430
8-Core 653
67% 542 Pts
64-Core 659
41% 659 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 84%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Asus(1043 85E5) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 460.89
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
119% Outstanding
Lighting 159
Reflection 179
Parallax 172
130% 170 fps
MRender 130
Gravity 168
Splatting 118
112% 139 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 119%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX100 120GB-$70
59GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 180 180 181 181 180 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
88.4% Excellent
Read 512
Write 179
Mixed 240
SusWrite 179
61% 277 MB/s
4K Read 30.7
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 41.6
153% 57.7 MB/s
DQ Read 259
DQ Write 181
DQ Mixed 173
142% 204 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 88.4%
Great: 89%
Adata Ultimate SU800 1TB-$112
287GB free
Firmware: R0427ANR
SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 461 465 476 481 477 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
126% Outstanding
Read 514
Write 475
Mixed 415
SusWrite 468
105% 468 MB/s
4K Read 38.1
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 58.7
193% 70.2 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 350
DQ Mixed 300
243% 345 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 126%
Great: 126%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136
348GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 76 76 76 77 78 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
54.3% Above average
Read 112
Write 115
Mixed 76.8
SusWrite 76.4
70% 95.1 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1
197% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 54.3%
Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2133 C11 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 2133 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (54th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
58.5% Above average
MC Read 21.6
MC Write 21.2
MC Mixed 16.5
56% 19.8 GB/s
SC Read 17.2
SC Write 23.3
SC Mixed 20.2
58% 20.2 GB/s
Latency 69.4
58% 69.4 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 58.5%
Great: 85%

 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 6,770 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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