MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 111%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 93%
Nuclear submarine
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 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 92.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics117% 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 Drive117% 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)
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateSep 21 '19 at 18:33
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU4%
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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 i7-5775C-$250
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
92.4% Outstanding
Memory 97.9
1-Core 135
2-Core 268
94% 167 Pts
4-Core 468
8-Core 705
73% 587 Pts
64-Core 675
42% 675 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 92.4%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2702 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.15
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
117% Outstanding
Lighting 158
Reflection 156
Parallax 139
129% 151 fps
MRender 124
Gravity 149
Splatting 118
106% 130 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 117%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
157GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 350 318 318 318 318 317 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
117% Outstanding
Read 497
Write 484
Mixed 399
SusWrite 323
96% 426 MB/s
4K Read 44.4
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 57.8
195% 68.1 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 315
250% 348 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 117%
Great: 124%
Samsung MZ7PD256HCGM-000H7 256GB
47GB free
Firmware: DXM06H6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 288 333 256 186 216 200 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
99.2% Outstanding
Read 488
Write 418
Mixed 318
SusWrite 247
82% 368 MB/s
4K Read 34
4K Write 96.1
4K Mixed 45.9
161% 58.7 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 279
DQ Mixed 171
171% 277 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 99.2%
Great: 108%
WD Blue 2.5" 640GB (2010)-$60
468GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 80 82 81 82 80 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
41.9% Average
Read 66.2
Write 70
Mixed 28.3
SusWrite 80
44% 61.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.2
4K Mixed 0.4
69% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 41.9%
Great: 48%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
97.6% Outstanding
MC Read 46.4
MC Write 29.7
MC Mixed 32.2
103% 36.1 GB/s
SC Read 16.9
SC Write 22.3
SC Mixed 23
59% 20.7 GB/s
Latency 46.5
86% 46.5 ns
Poor: 35%
This bench: 97.6%
Great: 79%

 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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