MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 65.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics79.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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)
Memory9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateApr 19 '21 at 16:07
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4460S
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
65.7% Good
Memory 78.5
1-Core 88.8
2-Core 169
65% 112 Pts
4-Core 309
8-Core 293
41% 301 Pts
64-Core 314
19% 314 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 65.7%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.11
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
79.4% Very good
Lighting 102
Reflection 98.5
Parallax 90.9
83% 97 fps
MRender 99.2
Gravity 93.3
Splatting 78.8
73% 90.4 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 79.4%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89
6GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3J96R9
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 440
Write 410
Mixed 102
70% 317 MB/s
4K Read 22.2
4K Write 65.4
4K Mixed 34
112% 40.5 MB/s
DQ Read 303
DQ Write 124
DQ Mixed 140
123% 189 MB/s
Poor: 49% Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
237GB free
Firmware: HP36
SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 134 136 137 136 132 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
91.5% Outstanding
Read 184
Write 132
Mixed 79.1
SusWrite 135
97% 133 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 91.5%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905471-079.A00LF Samsung M378B1G73DB0-CK0 16GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
54.9% Above average
MC Read 20.5
MC Write 21.4
MC Mixed 17.3
56% 19.7 GB/s
SC Read 13.3
SC Write 15.7
SC Mixed 14.3
41% 14.4 GB/s
Latency 83.4
48% 83.4 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 54.9%
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 2,573 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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HDDRAMUSB
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