MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics104% 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 Drive87.5% 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.
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 (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7917
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)  (all builds)
Memory9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150528
Uptime3.8 Days
Run DateAug 15 '18 at 12:05
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 37%
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 PC Performing above expectations (72nd 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 below expectations (33rd percentile)
77.2% Very good
Memory 92.4
1-Core 103
2-Core 191
76% 129 Pts
4-Core 335
8-Core 526
53% 431 Pts
64-Core 522
32% 522 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 77.2%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.82
Performing below potential (71st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
104% Outstanding
Lighting 135
Reflection 148
Parallax 129
110% 137 fps
MRender 114
Gravity 136
Splatting 109
97% 120 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 104%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
146GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 520ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 221 205 190 191 177 195 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
87.5% Excellent
Read 416
Write 241
Mixed 259
SusWrite 196
62% 278 MB/s
4K Read 34.7
4K Write 84.5
4K Mixed 45.6
156% 54.9 MB/s
DQ Read 268
DQ Write 199
DQ Mixed 226
171% 231 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 87.5%
Great: 85%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
82GB free
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 382 285 288 290 289 288 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
118% Outstanding
Read 500
Write 482
Mixed 416
SusWrite 304
96% 425 MB/s
4K Read 45.8
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 60.9
204% 71.1 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 359
271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 118%
Great: 124%
WD Elements 25A3 5TB
3.5TB free, PID 25a3
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 158 157 158 158 158 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
66.1% Good
Read 158
Write 158
Mixed 124
SusWrite 158
203% 149 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.1
136% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 66.1%
Great: 66%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5471-036.A00LF 0215 CMV8GX3M1A1600C11 16GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
51.2% Above average
MC Read 16.5
MC Write 20.4
MC Mixed 16.6
51% 17.8 GB/s
SC Read 11.9
SC Write 16.5
SC Mixed 10.9
37% 13.1 GB/s
Latency 63.3
63% 63.3 ns
Poor: 22%
This bench: 51.2%
Great: 61%

 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 6,758 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
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Desktop
Desktop 84%
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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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