MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 53%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 75.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics79% 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 Drive71.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
SystemMSI MS-7918
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)  (all builds)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 21 '18 at 11:45
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User THA-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing as expected (54th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
75.3% Very good
Memory 93.3
1-Core 110
2-Core 165
75% 123 Pts
4-Core 309
8-Core 581
53% 445 Pts
64-Core 576
36% 576 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 75.3%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Gigabyte(1458 3772) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.94
Performing below potential (50th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
79% Very good
Lighting 96.3
Reflection 97.1
Parallax 76.5
78% 89.9 fps
MRender 94.5
Gravity 98.3
Splatting 99.7
80% 97.5 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 79%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Colorful CN600 120GB
74GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V6005-r2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 352 118 52 61 53 51 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
71.8% Very good
Read 450
Write 385
Mixed 372
SusWrite 114
74% 331 MB/s
4K Read 32.3
4K Write 91.1
4K Mixed 36.5
144% 53.3 MB/s
DQ Read 31.1
DQ Write 95.5
DQ Mixed 38.1
36% 54.9 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 71.8%
Great: 154%
WD Green 120GB (2018)-$59
48GB free
Firmware: UE360000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 87 101 83 83 83 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
38.7% Below average
Read 419
Write 249
Mixed 124
SusWrite 88.3
48% 220 MB/s
4K Read 18.9
4K Write 26.6
4K Mixed 8.7
54% 18.1 MB/s
DQ Read 21.1
DQ Write 16.6
DQ Mixed 9.3
10% 15.7 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 38.7%
Great: 53%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25
303GB free
Firmware: MS1OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 162 163 181 180 180 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 181
Write 161
Mixed 37.3
SusWrite 170
99% 137 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.5
126% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 101%
Great: 103%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
60.1% Good
MC Read 21.4
MC Write 22
MC Mixed 18.6
59% 20.7 GB/s
SC Read 15.7
SC Write 19.9
SC Mixed 19.1
52% 18.2 GB/s
Latency 61.3
65% 61.3 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 60.1%
Great: 76%

 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 2,575 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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