MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 77%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics99.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7918
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)  (all builds)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 08 '19 at 03:29
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing below expectations (35th 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 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
81.2% Excellent
Memory 88.4
1-Core 127
2-Core 225
84% 147 Pts
4-Core 399
8-Core 659
65% 529 Pts
64-Core 657
41% 657 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 81.2%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.39
Performing below potential (25th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
99.4% Outstanding
Lighting 121
Reflection 120
Parallax 132
99% 125 fps
MRender 171
Gravity 116
Splatting 95.4
100% 127 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 99.4%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
16GB free
Firmware: EMT03B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 472
Write 378
Mixed 398
92% 416 MB/s
4K Read 41.3
4K Write 99
4K Mixed 56.5
187% 65.6 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 362
272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$106
398GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 59 82 82 97 92 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
67.1% Good
Read 161
Write 166
Mixed 65.7
SusWrite 73
85% 116 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.5
105% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 67.1%
Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5403-455.A00LF 99U5403-466.A00LF 16GB
1333, 1333 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
49.4% Average
MC Read 16.7
MC Write 17.6
MC Mixed 15.4
47% 16.6 GB/s
SC Read 13.5
SC Write 18.8
SC Mixed 16.2
46% 16.2 GB/s
Latency 69.1
58% 69.1 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 49.4%
Great: 49%

 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 2,587 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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