MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 68%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 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 88.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics93.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive67.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7918
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)  (all builds)
Memory10.2 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 13 '16 at 14:01
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU4%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing way above expectations (89th 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 way above expectations (98th percentile)
88.4% Excellent
Memory 92.7
1-Core 121
2-Core 250
87% 155 Pts
4-Core 454
8-Core 663
70% 558 Pts
64-Core 666
41% 666 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 88.4%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$278
Driver: nvd3dumx Ver. 21.21.13.7570
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
93.5% Outstanding
Lighting 118
Reflection 125
Parallax 107
96% 116 fps
MRender 109
Gravity 110
Splatting 106
89% 108 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 93.5%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160
18GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 608ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
67.8% Good
Read 420
Write 137
Mixed 179
53% 245 MB/s
4K Read 30.8
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 20.6
127% 51.2 MB/s
DQ Read 110
DQ Write 138
DQ Mixed 36.8
52% 95 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 67.8%
Great: 75%
WD RE4 500GB (2010)-$30
301GB free
Firmware: 01.01S02 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
73.8% Very good
Read 128
Write 129
Mixed 121
95% 126 MB/s
4K Read 0.99
4K Write 2.57
4K Mixed 0.38
131% 1.31 MB/s
Poor: 37%
This bench: 73.8%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BLS8G3D169DS3.16FE 0215 CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9 12GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
43.5% Average
MC Read 15.3
MC Write 14.9
MC Mixed 12
40% 14.1 GB/s
SC Read 13.3
SC Write 16.4
SC Mixed 14.4
42% 14.7 GB/s
Latency 62.7
64% 62.7 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 43.5%
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 2,599 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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