MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 99%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 85%
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics111% 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 Drive83.2% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (54%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
SystemMSI MS-7918
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)  (all builds)
Memory2.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 31 '17 at 20:38
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User BLR-User
Background CPU 54%
Watch Gameplay: 1080 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 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 4.6 GHz, turbo 5.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
88.8% Excellent
Memory 97.6
1-Core 138
2-Core 264
94% 167 Pts
4-Core 431
8-Core 689
69% 560 Pts
64-Core 710
44% 710 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 88.8%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
Nvidia(10DE 1B80) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 384.94
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Lighting 148
Reflection 150
Parallax 129
121% 142 fps
MRender 115
Gravity 140
Splatting 109
99% 122 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 111%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Plextor M5S 128GB-$75
59GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.05 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
83.2% Excellent
Read 495
Write 209
Mixed 288
73% 331 MB/s
4K Read 31.7
4K Write 80.6
4K Mixed 31.8
132% 48 MB/s
DQ Read 288
DQ Write 200
DQ Mixed 66.5
98% 185 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 83.2%
Great: 84%
WD Red 1TB (2012)-$62
318GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
69.9% Good
Read 125
Write 118
Mixed 112
89% 118 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.72
4K Mixed 0.25
107% 1.22 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 69.9%
Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLE4G3D1869DE1TX0. 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1867 MHz clocked @ 2156 MHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
78.7% Very good
MC Read 28.2
MC Write 29.4
MC Mixed 25.1
79% 27.6 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 23.5
SC Mixed 24.2
62% 21.6 GB/s
Latency 47.7
84% 47.7 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 78.7%
Great: 73%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) Builds (Compare 2,569 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 3 (MS-7918) - $135

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $783
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