MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 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 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 84.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics65.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive126% 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.
SystemMSI MS-7918
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)  (all builds)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 14 '18 at 11:28
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
84.8% Excellent
Memory 92.8
1-Core 116
2-Core 230
83% 146 Pts
4-Core 442
8-Core 458
60% 450 Pts
64-Core 450
28% 450 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 84.8%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
Gigabyte(1458 3777) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2079 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 416.16
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
65.1% Good
Lighting 81.3
Reflection 80.7
Parallax 70.8
66% 77.6 fps
MRender 75.2
Gravity 76.4
Splatting 78.4
63% 76.7 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 65.1%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
116GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 460 449 347 321 302 297 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
126% Outstanding
Read 504
Write 490
Mixed 389
SusWrite 363
98% 436 MB/s
4K Read 46.8
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 63.5
218% 78 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 349
DQ Mixed 362
272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 126%
Great: 134%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40
282GB free
Firmware: JP4OA3EA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 100 101 102 101 102 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
63.7% Good
Read 121
Write 105
Mixed 57.5
SusWrite 101
70% 96.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.9
161% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 63.7%
Great: 74%
WD WD1002FBYS-02A6B0 1TB
931GB free
Firmware: 03.00C06
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 107 107 108 108 107 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
62.7% Good
Read 111
Write 104
Mixed 80
SusWrite 107
74% 101 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 0.9
181% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 62.7%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Value DDR3 1600 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
61.1% Good
MC Read 21.6
MC Write 23
MC Mixed 18.2
60% 20.9 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 21.4
SC Mixed 19.2
54% 19.1 GB/s
Latency 62.5
64% 62.5 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 61.1%
Great: 61%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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