MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 57%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics75.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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)
Memory11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141224
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 23 '21 at 12:03
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st 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 (87th percentile)
77.6% Very good
Memory 83.7
1-Core 111
2-Core 219
78% 138 Pts
4-Core 412
8-Core 418
55% 415 Pts
64-Core 408
25% 408 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 77.6%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX Titan X-$615
Nvidia(10DE 1132) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 461.09
Performing below potential (67th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
75.5% Very good
Lighting 94.2
Reflection 110
Parallax 97.6
77% 101 fps
MRender 90.6
Gravity 94.6
Splatting 84.3
73% 89.8 fps
Poor: 68%
This bench: 75.5%
Great: 83%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Goodram C40 120GB
20GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S8FM08.1
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 485
Write 346
Mixed 222
78% 351 MB/s
4K Read 22
4K Write 78
4K Mixed 19.9
100% 40 MB/s
DQ Read 142
DQ Write 217
DQ Mixed 60.2
79% 140 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 67%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28
447GB free
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 171 173 172 173 174 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
94% Outstanding
Read 157
Write 127
Mixed 30.2
SusWrite 170
88% 121 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.6
133% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 94%
Great: 107%
WDC WD10 01FALS-00E8B0 1TB
841GB free, PID 0c31
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 37 37 37 37 37 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
20.5% Poor
Read 36.1
Write 35.5
Mixed 27.2
SusWrite 36.8
46% 33.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.9
111% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 8%
This bench: 20.5%
Great: 21%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1867 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (65th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
51.9% Above average
MC Read 18
MC Write 18.9
MC Mixed 16.3
51% 17.7 GB/s
SC Read 15
SC Write 18.1
SC Mixed 16.7
47% 16.6 GB/s
Latency 74
54% 74 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 51.9%
Great: 70%

 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 2,587 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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