MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 114% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 89% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	128% 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 Drive	92.7% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 17 '19 at 20:22
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4.6 GHz, turbo 5.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	Memory 93.6 1-Core 135 2-Core 270 92% 166 Pts	4-Core 511 8-Core 481 67% 496 Pts	64-Core 508 32% 508 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$499 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 3762) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2808 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Lighting 177 Reflection 200 Parallax 182 144% 186 fps	MRender 129 Gravity 180 Splatting 127 118% 146 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB-$70 27,495 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 182GB free (System drive) Firmware: 580ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 173 160 173 166 176 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	Read 378 Write 290 Mixed 310 SusWrite 171 64% 288 MB/s	4K Read 35.9 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 48.9 178% 66.6 MB/s	DQ Read 273 DQ Write 277 DQ Mixed 296 217% 282 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 94%
Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB-$70 27,495 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 87GB free Firmware: 580ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 211 175 179 184 194 187 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Read 382 Write 267 Mixed 303 SusWrite 188 64% 285 MB/s	4K Read 37.3 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 50 181% 67.3 MB/s	DQ Read 273 DQ Write 249 DQ Mixed 287 208% 270 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 94%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 499GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 157 155 158 158 158 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	89% Excellent	Read 154 Write 147 Mixed 79 SusWrite 156 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 218% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 109%
Generic UDISK 16GB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 10GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.2 6.8 6 5.8 7 7 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	2.54% Terrible	Read 3.5 Write 3.5 Mixed 4.3 SusWrite 6.3 6% 4.4 MB/s	4K Read 2.8 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 10% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 2.54% Great: 5%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR3 2133 C9 4x4GB 332 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 2133 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	60.3% Good	MC Read 21.1 MC Write 22.7 MC Mixed 17.3 58% 20.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 23.2 SC Mixed 20.2 57% 19.9 GB/s	Latency 60.8 66% 60.8 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 130%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	3,439x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,688x
Core i7-4790Intel $132Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	467x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,268x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	568x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	409x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	418x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	308x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	209x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	382x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	249x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	209x

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Total price: $648

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