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Gaming
Gaming 99%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 83%
Aircraft carrier
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 89.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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 Drive135% 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.
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.
Run History
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(Only the first run influences device rankings)
SystemMSI MS-7918
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)  (all builds)
Memory14.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 14 '18 at 12:05
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
Watch Gameplay: 1080 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing way above expectations (93rd 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 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
89.5% Excellent
Memory 96.9
1-Core 128
2-Core 250
90% 158 Pts
4-Core 444
8-Core 653
68% 548 Pts
64-Core 659
41% 659 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑
This bench: 89.5%
 Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
MSI(1462 3362)
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2527 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
109% Outstanding
Lighting 145
Reflection 150
Parallax 123
118% 139 fps
MRender 115
Gravity 139
Splatting 110
98% 121 fps
Poor: 93% ↑
This bench: 109%
 Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
294GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 454 464 472 487 482 475 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
135% Outstanding
Read 498
Write 486
Mixed 391
SusWrite 472
104% 462 MB/s
4K Read 48
4K Write 126
4K Mixed 65.6
224% 80 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 362
272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑
This bench: 135%
 Great: 134%
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39
260GB free
Firmware: X41320RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 454 437 334 309 300 302 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
117% Outstanding
Read 501
Write 482
Mixed 351
SusWrite 356
95% 422 MB/s
4K Read 39.4
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 53.5
193% 72 MB/s
DQ Read 387
DQ Write 300
DQ Mixed 250
212% 312 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑
This bench: 117%
 Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
73.2% Very good
MC Read 25.8
MC Write 26.6
MC Mixed 22.6
71% 25 GB/s
SC Read 20.4
SC Write 24.2
SC Mixed 24.3
66% 23 GB/s
Latency 50.8
79% 50.8 ns
Poor: 28% ↑
This bench: 73.2%
 Great: 85%
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 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) Builds (Compare 2,573 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

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples846x
Core i5-4690KIntel  $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples616x
Core i7-4790Intel  $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples307x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples440x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples206x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples175x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples119x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples67x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples60x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples153x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples98x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples48x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $783
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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