MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 100%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 83%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 92.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics109% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive133% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
SystemMSI MS-7918
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)  (all builds)
Memory28.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateSep 21 '18 at 05:56
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing above expectations (74th 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 above expectations (100th percentile)
92.4% Outstanding
Memory 94.9
1-Core 101
2-Core 256
84% 151 Pts
4-Core 490
8-Core 667
73% 578 Pts
64-Core 667
41% 667 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 92.4%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
MSI(1462 3363) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
109% Outstanding
Lighting 144
Reflection 148
Parallax 126
118% 140 fps
MRender 114
Gravity 138
Splatting 108
97% 120 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 109%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung SM951 AHCI PCIe M.2 128GB-$110
74GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXW2500Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 472 627 612 623 611 617 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
133% Outstanding
Read 737
Write 637
Mixed 438
SusWrite 594
135% 601 MB/s
4K Read 37
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 40.6
163% 60.7 MB/s
DQ Read 544
DQ Write 252
DQ Mixed 391
292% 395 MB/s
Poor: 116%
This bench: 133%
Great: 188%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84
1TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 128 124 127 129 127 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
75.5% Very good
Read 136
Write 116
Mixed 83.5
SusWrite 127
85% 116 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
193% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 75.5%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
62.5% Good
MC Read 22.1
MC Write 22.2
MC Mixed 19
60% 21.1 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 23.5
SC Mixed 20.3
59% 20.5 GB/s
Latency 57.5
70% 57.5 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 62.5%
Great: 82%

 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 2,572 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 $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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