MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 68%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics120% 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.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7917
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)  (all builds)
Memory23.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farver
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime16.1 Days
Run DateAug 30 '19 at 15:26
Run Duration151 Seconds
Run User DNK-User
Background CPU 18%

 PC Performing as expected (40th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
70.8% Very good
Memory 82.1
1-Core 77.4
2-Core 198
67% 119 Pts
4-Core 321
8-Core 531
52% 426 Pts
64-Core 543
34% 543 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 70.8%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
MSI(1462 3609) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 436.2
Performing below potential (33rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
120% Outstanding
Lighting 162
Reflection 184
Parallax 182
132% 176 fps
MRender 120
Gravity 171
Splatting 123
112% 138 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 120%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80
30GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 19 20 20 18 21 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 64% Great: 115%
Samsung 850 EVO 120GB
20GB free
Firmware: PC4OC72E
SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 49 61 92 90 77 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive
Read 72.3
Write 74
Mixed 43
SusWrite 69.7
15% 64.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.8
3% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 95% Great: 133%
Hitachi HTS725050A9A364 120GB
20GB free
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 20 21 20 19 21 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Read 4089
Write 39
Mixed 80
SusWrite 19.9
757% 1,057 MB/s
4K Read 617
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 5.5
26,351% 208 MB/s
Hitachi HTS725050A9A364 500GB
211GB free
Firmware: PC4OC72E
SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 99 98 99 99 98 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
54.8% Above average
Read 92.8
Write 81.2
Mixed 49.3
SusWrite 98.2
59% 80.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.8
142% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 54.8%
Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1600C9D3/8GX KHX2400C11D3/8GX KHX1600C9D3/8GX KHX2400C11D3/8GX 32GB
1600, 2400, 1600, 2400 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
47.4% Average
MC Read 16.3
MC Write 17.4
MC Mixed 14.7
46% 16.1 GB/s
SC Read 12.4
SC Write 17
SC Mixed 15.5
43% 15 GB/s
Latency 76.8
52% 76.8 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 47.4%
Great: 82%

 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 6,805 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
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Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
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Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $648
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