MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 54%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics86.1% 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 Drive51.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7918
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)  (all builds)
Memory23 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150828
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateSep 22 '20 at 06:16
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 21%

 PC Performing above expectations (60th 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 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
74.6% Very good
Memory 88.8
1-Core 111
2-Core 167
74% 122 Pts
4-Core 327
8-Core 514
52% 420 Pts
64-Core 498
31% 498 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 74.6%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
Gigabyte(1458 36DD) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1607 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 445.75
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
86.1% Excellent
Lighting 112
Reflection 116
Parallax 114
91% 114 fps
MRender 95.9
Gravity 100
Splatting 84.3
76% 93.4 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 86.1%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109
350GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVQ02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 74 76 75 76 76 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
51.6% Above average
Read 386
Write 198
Mixed 112
SusWrite 75.4
42% 193 MB/s
4K Read 16.1
4K Write 75.9
4K Mixed 24.2
96% 38.7 MB/s
DQ Read 24.9
DQ Write 78.1
DQ Mixed 24.2
26% 42.4 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 51.6%
Great: 121%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
1TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 207 210 209 207 209 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 153
Write 157
Mixed 82.3
SusWrite 206
109% 149 MB/s
4K Read 2.4
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.5
170% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 103%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CML16GX3M2A1600C10 0215 CML16GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CML16GX3M2A1600C10 0215 CML16GX3M2A1600C9 32GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
53% Above average
MC Read 18.2
MC Write 19.6
MC Mixed 16.3
52% 18 GB/s
SC Read 13.8
SC Write 18.8
SC Mixed 17.9
48% 16.8 GB/s
Latency 68.7
58% 68.7 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 53%
Great: 63%

 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 2,570 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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HDDRAMUSB
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