MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 46%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics62.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive58.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7918
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)  (all builds)
Memory4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140520
Uptime3.1 Days
Run DateJan 04 '19 at 22:57
Run Duration239 Seconds
Run User ISR-User
Background CPU 30%
Watch Gameplay: 1060-6GB + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4570-$99
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
73.7% Very good
Memory 86.1
1-Core 97.7
2-Core 187
72% 124 Pts
4-Core 357
8-Core 353
48% 355 Pts
64-Core 376
23% 376 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 73.7%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
Device(7377 0000) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 417.1
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
62.2% Good
Lighting 79.5
Reflection 80.1
Parallax 76
65% 78.5 fps
MRender 71
Gravity 74.1
Splatting 65.9
57% 70.3 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 62.2%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Centon SSD 120GB
66GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0517A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 298 8.1 9.8 21 22 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
58.2% Above average
Read 377
Write 280
Mixed 286
SusWrite 90.1
58% 258 MB/s
4K Read 22.8
4K Write 97.3
4K Mixed 12.8
102% 44.3 MB/s
DQ Read 69.5
DQ Write 307
DQ Mixed 18.9
64% 132 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 58.2%
Great: 76%
J-like SATA3 SSD 120GB
60GB free
Firmware: S9FM02.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 87 88 92 90 86 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
57.4% Above average
Read 374
Write 104
Mixed 156
SusWrite 87.8
40% 180 MB/s
4K Read 32.6
4K Write 64.6
4K Mixed 19.9
109% 39 MB/s
DQ Read 125
DQ Write 100
DQ Mixed 9.5
35% 78.2 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 57.4%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C10 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (64th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
27.9% Poor
MC Read 8.9
MC Write 9.3
MC Mixed 8.3
25% 8.83 GB/s
SC Read 7.9
SC Write 8.2
SC Mixed 7.8
23% 7.97 GB/s
Latency 71.2
56% 71.2 ns
Poor: 22%
This bench: 27.9%
Great: 34%

 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 2,589 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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