MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics85.2% 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 Drive21.6% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7918
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)  (all builds)
Memory8.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime3.6 Days
Run DateJul 24 '20 at 10:47
Run Duration119 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU 15%

 PC Performing as expected (50th 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 below expectations (19th percentile)
73.9% Very good
Memory 84.1
1-Core 112
2-Core 206
77% 134 Pts
4-Core 343
8-Core 613
58% 478 Pts
64-Core 525
32% 525 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 73.9%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 451.67
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
85.2% Excellent
Lighting 109
Reflection 114
Parallax 112
89% 112 fps
MRender 93.9
Gravity 97.7
Splatting 92.8
78% 94.8 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 85.2%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 480GB-$250
36GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 583ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 86 100 107 82 98 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
21.6% Poor
Read 164
Write 79.2
Mixed 104
SusWrite 97.9
25% 111 MB/s
4K Read 7.5
4K Write 3.9
4K Mixed 11.1
28% 7.5 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 21.6%
Great: 65%
WD Black 3TB (2013)-$151
66GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 163 160 148 153 153 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
98.9% Outstanding
Read 190
Write 174
Mixed 103
SusWrite 155
114% 156 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 0.9
191% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 98.9%
Great: 100%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
60.3% Good
MC Read 21.6
MC Write 22.2
MC Mixed 19.5
60% 21.1 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 20.1
SC Mixed 20.2
52% 18.2 GB/s
Latency 73.3
55% 73.3 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 60.3%
Great: 72%

 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 2,573 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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