MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 72.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics79.7% 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 Drive86.7% 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.
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.
High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7918
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)  (all builds)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 30 '19 at 21:11
Run Duration161 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 24%
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 PC Performing above expectations (67th 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
72.3% Very good
Memory 82.5
1-Core 118
2-Core 227
80% 143 Pts
4-Core 336
8-Core 532
53% 434 Pts
64-Core 621
38% 621 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 72.3%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.64
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
79.7% Very good
Lighting 102
Reflection 92.3
Parallax 71.1
83% 88.4 fps
MRender 106
Gravity 88.4
Splatting 78.4
73% 91.1 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 79.7%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MTFDDAK256TBN-1AR1ZABHA 256GB
96GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPC0012
SusWrite @10s intervals: 378 380 418 415 304 147 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
86.7% Excellent
Read 394
Write 424
Mixed 374
SusWrite 340
86% 383 MB/s
4K Read 25.7
4K Write 81.6
4K Mixed 34.8
127% 47.4 MB/s
DQ Read 235
DQ Write 264
DQ Mixed 251
189% 250 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 86.7%
Great: 94%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67
2.5TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 188 187 180 192 194 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 210
Write 164
Mixed 88
SusWrite 189
119% 163 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 114%
Great: 113%
ST1750LM 000 HN-M171R 2TB
1.5TB free, PID 0237
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 120 120 117 120 120 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
49.5% Average
Read 118
Write 91.5
Mixed 62.5
SusWrite 120
130% 98 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 1
104% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 49.5%
Great: 50%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ares DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
45.1% Average
MC Read 16.3
MC Write 17.5
MC Mixed 15
46% 16.3 GB/s
SC Read 6.9
SC Write 11.9
SC Mixed 9.4
27% 9.4 GB/s
Latency 76.1
53% 76.1 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 45.1%
Great: 87%

 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 2,577 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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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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