MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 55%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 85.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics61.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive47.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 06 '20 at 11:39
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
85.1% Excellent
Memory 92.4
1-Core 117
2-Core 216
82% 142 Pts
4-Core 450
8-Core 453
60% 451 Pts
64-Core 455
28% 455 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 85.1%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 452.06
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
61.7% Good
Lighting 77.3
Reflection 77.4
Parallax 67.5
63% 74.1 fps
MRender 72
Gravity 71.3
Splatting 73.3
59% 72.2 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 61.7%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
CT1000BX500SSD1 1TB
883GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M6CR030
SusWrite @10s intervals: 368 111 50 180 56 51 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
47.2% Average
Read 510
Write 451
Mixed 54
SusWrite 136
64% 288 MB/s
4K Read 22.4
4K Write 37.5
4K Mixed 0.9
55% 20.3 MB/s
DQ Read 121
DQ Write 51.4
DQ Mixed 0.9
23% 57.6 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 47.2%
Great: 100%
Seagate ST5000LM000-2AN170 5TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 117 119 112 111 112 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
51.4% Above average
Read 67.4
Write 111
Mixed 57.4
SusWrite 111
64% 86.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 4.3
4K Mixed 0.6
180% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 51.4%
Great: 64%
HGST Travelstar 5K1000 2.5" 1TB
834GB free
Firmware: JA0OA5M0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 106 104 106 106 106 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
60.3% Good
Read 105
Write 100
Mixed 38.8
SusWrite 106
64% 87.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
117% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 60.3%
Great: 57%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
62.3% Good
MC Read 21.6
MC Write 23.1
MC Mixed 19.5
61% 21.4 GB/s
SC Read 17.9
SC Write 21.2
SC Mixed 20
56% 19.7 GB/s
Latency 63.3
63% 63.3 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 62.3%
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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