MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 85%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 72%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 89.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics98.2% 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 Drive62.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Run History
7 years ago, 7 years ago.
SystemMSI MS-7918
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)  (all builds)
Memory10.6 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 04 '16 at 16:35
Run Duration116 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (85th 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
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
89.6% Excellent
Memory 92.9
1-Core 136
2-Core 272
93% 167 Pts
4-Core 465
8-Core 715
73% 590 Pts
64-Core 715
44% 715 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 89.6%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2113 MHz, MLim: 2189 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 376.9
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
98.2% Outstanding
Lighting 125
Reflection 132
Parallax 124
102% 127 fps
MRender 110
Gravity 113
Splatting 113
92% 112 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 98.2%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160
17GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 608ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
62.1% Good
Read 443
Write 132
Mixed 192
56% 256 MB/s
4K Read 34.9
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 10.8
124% 51 MB/s
DQ Read 34.5
DQ Write 41.3
DQ Mixed 20.8
20% 32.2 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 62.1%
Great: 75%
WD RE4 500GB (2010)-$30
400GB free
Firmware: 01.01S02 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
80.7% Excellent
Read 149
Write 132
Mixed 66.9
85% 116 MB/s
4K Read 1.16
4K Write 2.84
4K Mixed 0.44
150% 1.48 MB/s
Poor: 37%
This bench: 80.7%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BLS8G3D169DS3.16FE 0215 CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9 12GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
33.7% Below average
MC Read 11.6
MC Write 10.8
MC Mixed 8.9
30% 10.4 GB/s
SC Read 10.7
SC Write 12.3
SC Mixed 10.7
32% 11.2 GB/s
Latency 62.3
64% 62.3 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 33.7%
Great: 60%

 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 2,578 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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