MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 75.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics104% 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 Drive86.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait 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 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)
Memory4.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140724
Uptime2.9 Days
Run DateSep 09 '18 at 02:45
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing as expected (54th 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 below expectations (28th percentile)
75.9% Very good
Memory 91.8
1-Core 114
2-Core 228
82% 145 Pts
4-Core 324
8-Core 599
55% 461 Pts
64-Core 596
37% 596 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 75.9%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 399.7
Performing below potential (71st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
104% Outstanding
Lighting 138
Reflection 144
Parallax 136
113% 140 fps
MRender 111
Gravity 121
Splatting 106
92% 113 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 104%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SP900 256GB-$300
16GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5.0.7a
SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 169 183 171 167 212 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
86.5% Excellent
Read 379
Write 156
Mixed 257
SusWrite 182
54% 244 MB/s
4K Read 34.4
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 43.3
162% 60.3 MB/s
DQ Read 246
DQ Write 219
DQ Mixed 154
137% 206 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 86.5%
Great: 89%
Biwin SSD 240GB
34GB free
Firmware: R0123A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 395 64 51 46 70 32 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
41.5% Average
Read 500
Write 434
Mixed 13.5
SusWrite 110
58% 264 MB/s
4K Read 25.5
4K Write 7.9
4K Mixed 7.1
52% 13.5 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 41.5%
Great: 97%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
57.3% Above average
MC Read 21.2
MC Write 21.3
MC Mixed 17.2
57% 19.9 GB/s
SC Read 13.1
SC Write 19.2
SC Mixed 17
47% 16.4 GB/s
Latency 64.4
62% 64.4 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 57.3%
Great: 62%

 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 2,580 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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