MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics59.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive190% 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.
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.
SystemMSI MS-7918
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)  (all builds)
Memory6.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 17 '20 at 14:37
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
80.6% Excellent
Memory 92.2
1-Core 112
2-Core 225
82% 143 Pts
4-Core 391
8-Core 444
55% 417 Pts
64-Core 432
27% 432 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 80.6%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
59.9% Above average
Lighting 76.2
Reflection 77.4
Parallax 69.3
62% 74.3 fps
MRender 75
Gravity 69.1
Splatting 61.9
56% 68.7 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 59.9%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme KINGSTON SA2000M 250GB
212GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 332 823 598 259 260 259 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
190% Outstanding
Read 1,159
Write 898
Mixed 832
SusWrite 422
185% 828 MB/s
4K Read 51.2
4K Write 176
4K Mixed 74.9
267% 101 MB/s
DQ Read 798
DQ Write 780
DQ Mixed 307
363% 628 MB/s
Poor: 92%
This bench: 190%
Great: 229%
Samsung MZ7TD256HAFV-000L7 256GB
113GB free
Firmware: DXT06L6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 67 84 92 92 200 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
57.5% Above average
Read 357
Write 66.6
Mixed 100
SusWrite 101
34% 156 MB/s
4K Read 22.4
4K Write 54.8
4K Mixed 22.5
92% 33.2 MB/s
DQ Read 336
DQ Write 78.5
DQ Mixed 58.7
82% 158 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 57.5%
Great: 80%
Seagate ST31000521AS 1TB
197GB free
Firmware: CC14
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 108 108 109 109 109 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
66.7% Good
Read 124
Write 120
Mixed 65.8
SusWrite 108
77% 105 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1.1
195% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 66.7%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
59.1% Above average
MC Read 21.1
MC Write 21.9
MC Mixed 18.1
58% 20.4 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 20.6
SC Mixed 17.4
51% 17.8 GB/s
Latency 63.7
63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 59.1%
Great: 62%

 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 2,571 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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HDDRAMUSB
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