MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 60%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 86.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics66.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive102% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7918
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)  (all builds)
Memory13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141224
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 13 '21 at 11:36
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing way above expectations (90th 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 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
86.3% Excellent
Memory 92.3
1-Core 115
2-Core 228
83% 145 Pts
4-Core 465
8-Core 460
62% 462 Pts
64-Core 464
29% 464 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 86.3%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
CLim: 1576 MHz, MLim: 1940 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 466.77
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
66.7% Good
Lighting 83.2
Reflection 93.7
Parallax 82.7
68% 86.5 fps
MRender 87.3
Gravity 79.6
Splatting 72.8
65% 79.9 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 66.7%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
JAJS600M128C 128GB
81GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SN07373
SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 391 369 390 307 103 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 486
Write 424
Mixed 395
SusWrite 292
90% 399 MB/s
4K Read 42.2
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 46.9
178% 63.8 MB/s
DQ Read 138
DQ Write 296
DQ Mixed 182
149% 206 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 102%
Great: 96%
WD WD15EVDS-73V9B1 1.5TB
760GB free
Firmware: 01.00A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 79 77 79 79 78 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
44.9% Average
Read 78.7
Write 73.8
Mixed 58.6
SusWrite 77.5
53% 72.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.6
126% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 44.9%
Great: 54%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
63% Good
MC Read 22.2
MC Write 22.9
MC Mixed 19.9
62% 21.7 GB/s
SC Read 18
SC Write 21.6
SC Mixed 19.7
56% 19.8 GB/s
Latency 63.5
63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 63%
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 2,574 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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