MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 53%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 86.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics77.9% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 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.
Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7918
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)  (all builds)
Memory2.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20150828
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 05 '17 at 22:08
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 32%

 PC Performing above expectations (69th 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 4.5 GHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
86.7% Excellent
Memory 95.1
1-Core 130
2-Core 238
88% 154 Pts
4-Core 422
8-Core 678
68% 550 Pts
64-Core 655
41% 655 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 86.7%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX Titan X-$615
Nvidia(10DE 1132) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 385.69
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
77.9% Very good
Lighting 101
Reflection 107
Parallax 96
83% 101 fps
MRender 84.1
Gravity 91.1
Splatting 78.1
69% 84.4 fps
Poor: 68%
This bench: 77.9%
Great: 83%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40
685GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MX4OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
50.7% Above average
Read 78.7
Write 98.4
Mixed 6.61
44% 61.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.03
4K Write 0.03
4K Mixed 0.03
5% 0.03 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 50.7%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C10 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
36.4% Below average
MC Read 11.8
MC Write 12
MC Mixed 10.5
33% 11.4 GB/s
SC Read 11
SC Write 11.9
SC Mixed 11.1
32% 11.3 GB/s
Latency 56.9
70% 56.9 ns
Poor: 20%
This bench: 36.4%
Great: 36%

 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 2,569 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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