MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 110%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 91%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 84%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics130% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive59.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7918
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)  (all builds)
Memory23.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 13 '19 at 10:50
Run Duration208 Seconds
Run User UKR-User
Background CPU 18%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
84% Excellent
Memory 96.7
1-Core 120
2-Core 217
84% 144 Pts
4-Core 385
8-Core 560
59% 473 Pts
64-Core 593
37% 593 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 84%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$499
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2808 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
130% Outstanding
Lighting 180
Reflection 198
Parallax 180
147% 186 fps
MRender 127
Gravity 186
Splatting 129
119% 147 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 130%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 530 Series 240GB-$149
50GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DC32
SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 160 174 114 125 124 MB/s
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
59.6% Above average
Read 269
Write 153
Mixed 182
SusWrite 139
42% 186 MB/s
4K Read 19.6
4K Write 70.3
4K Mixed 28.8
104% 39.6 MB/s
DQ Read 193
DQ Write 180
DQ Mixed 101
99% 158 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 59.6%
Great: 91%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 960GB
246GB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 430 396 415 412 417 398 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
128% Outstanding
Read 1,040
Write 833
Mixed 448
SusWrite 411
152% 683 MB/s
4K Read 29
4K Write 87.6
4K Mixed 32.9
132% 49.8 MB/s
DQ Read 373
DQ Write 558
DQ Mixed 352
298% 428 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 128%
Great: 291%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$59
623GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 95 96 94 96 95 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
64.8% Good
Read 130
Write 133
Mixed 75.5
SusWrite 94.9
80% 108 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.8
168% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 64.8%
Great: 83%
Kingston HyperX SavageEXO 960GB
660GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 155 206 207 132 121 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 13% Great: 19%
Seagate Video SV35.6 Series 3TB-$79
1.5TB free
Firmware: CV23
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 127 131 131 131 129 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
76% Very good
Read 136
Write 129
Mixed 66.8
SusWrite 129
84% 115 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.7
132% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 76%
Great: 114%
Seagate M3 Portable 4TB
851GB free
Firmware: 9300
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 95 90 88 92 89 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
47.8% Average
Read 75.5
Write 87.2
Mixed 67
SusWrite 90
59% 79.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 4
4K Mixed 0.6
170% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 47.8%
Great: 65%
Apacer Portable HDD 4TB
2.5TB free, PID c004
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 99 97 100 103 103 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
57.4% Above average
Read 90.2
Write 91
Mixed 55.2
SusWrite 99.7
114% 84 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 7.3
4K Mixed 0.7
274% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 57.4%
Great: 57%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
83.2% Excellent
MC Read 31.1
MC Write 31.7
MC Mixed 26.9
86% 29.9 GB/s
SC Read 17.4
SC Write 21.5
SC Mixed 24.1
60% 21 GB/s
Latency 51.3
78% 51.3 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 83.2%
Great: 109%

 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 2,607 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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