MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 92%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 78%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (96th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 4 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics107% 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 Drive91.1% 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.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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)
Memory21.1 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150811
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 02 '20 at 14:23
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing way above expectations (96th 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 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
85.8% Excellent
Memory 92.7
1-Core 127
2-Core 246
88% 155 Pts
4-Core 425
8-Core 678
68% 552 Pts
64-Core 679
42% 679 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 85.8%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2007 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 446.14
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Lighting 141
Reflection 150
Parallax 127
115% 139 fps
MRender 101
Gravity 135
Splatting 115
96% 117 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 107%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 120GB-$63
52GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS131122
SusWrite @10s intervals: 224 73 92 93 92 72 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
91.1% Outstanding
Read 515
Write 462
Mixed 369
SusWrite 108
81% 363 MB/s
4K Read 33.2
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 42.4
160% 59.7 MB/s
DQ Read 319
DQ Write 353
DQ Mixed 181
179% 284 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 91.1%
Great: 91%
MB2000GCWDA 2TB
2TB free
Firmware: HPGD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 177 180 179 177 179 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 187
Write 173
Mixed 95.8
SusWrite 177
116% 158 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1
214% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 105%
Great: 105%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMZ16GX3M2A1600C9 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 0215 CMZ16GX3M2A1600C9 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 24GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
61.4% Good
MC Read 21.3
MC Write 22.3
MC Mixed 18.8
59% 20.8 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 23.5
SC Mixed 19.7
58% 20.5 GB/s
Latency 62.8
64% 62.8 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 61.4%
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 6,798 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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