MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 47%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 78.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics57.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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)
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 08 '19 at 14:08
Run Duration157 Seconds
Run User SVK-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing as expected (42nd 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 below expectations (39th percentile)
78.2% Very good
Memory 96.9
1-Core 127
2-Core 246
89% 157 Pts
4-Core 322
8-Core 560
53% 441 Pts
64-Core 632
39% 632 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 78.2%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 418.81
Performing below potential (45th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
57.9% Above average
Lighting 73
Reflection 78.7
Parallax 75.9
60% 75.9 fps
MRender 75.7
Gravity 69.1
Splatting 59.2
55% 68 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 57.9%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85
10GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0BB6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 496
Write 488
Mixed 315
96% 433 MB/s
4K Read 44.7
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 53.4
194% 68.9 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 347
DQ Mixed 174
182% 300 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
2GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 705
Write 599
Mixed 618
143% 640 MB/s
4K Read 59.6
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 78.5
255% 86.1 MB/s
DQ Read 780
DQ Write 682
DQ Mixed 1,039
695% 834 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
WD Black 640GB (2008)-$25
103GB free
Firmware: 01.03B01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 96 87 85 78 78 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
30% Poor
Read 18.5
Write 35
Mixed 25.7
SusWrite 86
30% 41.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.3
56% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 30%
Great: 65%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50
0GB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 81
Write 79
Mixed 43.7
50% 67.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.7
156% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 42% Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 2400 MHz clocked @ 2412 MHz
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
81.1% Excellent
MC Read 28.9
MC Write 31.5
MC Mixed 25.8
82% 28.7 GB/s
SC Read 18.4
SC Write 23.6
SC Mixed 23.6
62% 21.9 GB/s
Latency 50.8
79% 50.8 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 81.1%
Great: 86%

 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 2,571 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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