MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 117%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 98%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 88.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics135% 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 Drive88.9% 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)
Memory4.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141224
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateDec 12 '18 at 16:51
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User MYS-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (63rd 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 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
88.4% Excellent
Memory 94
1-Core 124
2-Core 254
88% 158 Pts
4-Core 447
8-Core 690
70% 569 Pts
64-Core 656
41% 656 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 88.4%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407
Zotac(19DA 2507) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.22
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
135% Outstanding
Lighting 190
Reflection 174
Parallax 170
155% 178 fps
MRender 196
Gravity 156
Splatting 116
123% 156 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 135%
Great: 134%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
198GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 289 289 290 291 290 289 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
88.9% Excellent
Read 471
Write 283
Mixed 234
SusWrite 290
71% 319 MB/s
4K Read 29.7
4K Write 72.8
4K Mixed 30.9
123% 44.5 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 290
DQ Mixed 209
190% 293 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 88.9%
Great: 128%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
306GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 87 85 87 84 84 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
63% Good
Read 134
Write 116
Mixed 62.5
SusWrite 85.4
73% 99.3 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 1
199% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 63%
Great: 109%
Apple HDD WDC WD10EALX-408EA0 1TB
931GB free
Firmware: 07.01D03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 120 120 122 123 122 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
74% Very good
Read 136
Write 119
Mixed 106
SusWrite 121
89% 121 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1
191% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 74%
Great: 78%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
55.3% Above average
MC Read 20.5
MC Write 20
MC Mixed 16.7
54% 19.1 GB/s
SC Read 13.7
SC Write 17.7
SC Mixed 15
44% 15.5 GB/s
Latency 59.9
67% 59.9 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 55.3%
Great: 60%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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