MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics85.4% 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 Drive76.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 15 '19 at 22:31
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing as expected (48th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690-$52
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
69.5% Good
Memory 67
1-Core 108
2-Core 218
71% 131 Pts
4-Core 420
8-Core 396
55% 408 Pts
64-Core 392
24% 392 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 69.5%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.20
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
85.4% Excellent
Lighting 108
Reflection 111
Parallax 107
88% 109 fps
MRender 95.6
Gravity 98.3
Splatting 99
80% 97.7 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 85.4%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 512GB-$200
45GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 347 204 145 146 135 134 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
76.7% Very good
Read 392
Write 415
Mixed 307
SusWrite 185
73% 325 MB/s
4K Read 24.1
4K Write 81.2
4K Mixed 35.9
126% 47.1 MB/s
DQ Read 156
DQ Write 326
DQ Mixed 179
154% 220 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 76.7%
Great: 107%
OCZ Vertex 3 MAX IOPS 120GB-$106
43GB free
Firmware: 2.08
SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 171 172 163 104 163 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
75.3% Very good
Read 442
Write 224
Mixed 259
SusWrite 156
60% 270 MB/s
4K Read 25.4
4K Write 79.4
4K Mixed 33.6
124% 46.1 MB/s
DQ Read 298
DQ Write 154
DQ Mixed 213
162% 222 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 75.3%
Great: 88%
WD WD30EZRX-00DC0B0 2TB
860GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 98 97 98 102 101 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
57% Above average
Read 100
Write 98.8
Mixed 38.5
SusWrite 98.9
61% 84.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.4
85% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 57%
Great: 80%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (32nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
53.4% Above average
MC Read 20
MC Write 21.3
MC Mixed 18.4
57% 19.9 GB/s
SC Read 10.8
SC Write 14.3
SC Mixed 11.7
35% 12.3 GB/s
Latency 109
37% 109 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 53.4%
Great: 63%

 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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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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Intel Core i5-12600K $182Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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