MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 109%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 90%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 90.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics125% 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.
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)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141224
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJul 16 '18 at 21:25
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User NOR-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th 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 (99th percentile)
90.9% Outstanding
Memory 93.4
1-Core 121
2-Core 242
86% 152 Pts
4-Core 482
8-Core 661
72% 571 Pts
64-Core 664
41% 664 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 90.9%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Gainward(10B0 1B06) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing below potential (55th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
125% Outstanding
Lighting 170
Reflection 196
Parallax 190
139% 185 fps
MRender 128
Gravity 174
Splatting 125
115% 142 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 125%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
6GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 499
Write 469
Mixed 374
100% 447 MB/s
4K Read 44.3
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 58.9
199% 70 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 341
DQ Mixed 356
268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 997GB
21GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 164 159 167 157 174 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 186
Write 148
Mixed 81.8
SusWrite 167
106% 146 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 101%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G KHX1600C10D3/4G KHX1600C10D3/8G KHX1600C10D3/4G 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
60.6% Good
MC Read 21.7
MC Write 21.8
MC Mixed 18.3
59% 20.6 GB/s
SC Read 15.9
SC Write 23
SC Mixed 19.7
56% 19.5 GB/s
Latency 61.2
65% 61.2 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 60.6%
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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