MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 79%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics105% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7917
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)  (all builds)
Memory25.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150811
Uptime2.5 Days
Run DateJun 16 '17 at 20:44
Run Duration156 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 19%
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 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
78.1% Very good
Memory 84.1
1-Core 111
2-Core 221
78% 139 Pts
4-Core 425
8-Core 380
55% 402 Pts
64-Core 384
24% 384 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 78.1%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$245
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 381.89
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
105% Outstanding
Lighting 137
Reflection 148
Parallax 125
112% 137 fps
MRender 115
Gravity 133
Splatting 110
97% 119 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 105%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 05.01D05 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
78.3% Very good
Read 156
Write 117
Mixed 113
96% 129 MB/s
4K Read 1.14
4K Write 2.42
4K Mixed 0.26
122% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 78.3%
Great: 85%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70
1.5TB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
51.3% Above average
Read 95.8
Write 82.6
Mixed 104
71% 94 MB/s
4K Read 0.49
4K Write 1.91
4K Mixed 0.11
68% 0.84 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 51.3%
Great: 67%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49
1.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
83.3% Excellent
Read 159
Write 131
Mixed 132
106% 141 MB/s
4K Read 0.83
4K Write 2.11
4K Mixed 0.26
102% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 83.3%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1866 C9 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 1400 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (47th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
51.5% Above average
MC Read 17.7
MC Write 19.1
MC Mixed 16.3
51% 17.7 GB/s
SC Read 13
SC Write 17.6
SC Mixed 16.5
45% 15.7 GB/s
Latency 73.4
54% 73.4 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 51.5%
Great: 86%

 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 6,788 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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