MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 99%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 83%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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.
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.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7917
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)  (all builds)
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 08 '20 at 23:33
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing way above expectations (89th 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 4.7 GHz, turbo 5.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
97.9% Outstanding
Memory 97.7
1-Core 140
2-Core 281
96% 173 Pts
4-Core 531
8-Core 742
80% 637 Pts
64-Core 740
46% 740 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 97.9%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
Gigabyte(1458 3795) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2177 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.55
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Lighting 132
Reflection 151
Parallax 128
108% 137 fps
MRender 107
Gravity 137
Splatting 116
98% 120 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 104%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
26GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,018
Write 1,368
Mixed 724
301% 1,370 MB/s
4K Read 47.5
4K Write 186
4K Mixed 53.8
239% 95.8 MB/s
DQ Read 981
DQ Write 1,010
DQ Mixed 575
548% 855 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
Hitachi HUS724030ALE641 3TB
984GB free
Firmware: MJ8OA5F0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 124 125 125 125 125 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
73.9% Very good
Read 133
Write 137
Mixed 74
SusWrite 125
86% 117 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.7
148% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 73.9%
Great: 89%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLE4G3D1608DE1TX0. 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
78.4% Very good
MC Read 28.1
MC Write 28.6
MC Mixed 23.8
77% 26.8 GB/s
SC Read 21.3
SC Write 25.9
SC Mixed 25.9
70% 24.4 GB/s
Latency 47.2
85% 47.2 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 78.4%
Great: 78%

 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 6,870 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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