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MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 53%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 82.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics62.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive56% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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)
Memory8.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateSep 29 '16 at 19:42
Run Duration262 Seconds
Run User LUX-User
Background CPU3%
Watch Gameplay: 1060-6GB + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (56th 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 (70th percentile)
82.5% Excellent
Memory 86.7
1-Core 124
2-Core 238
84% 150 Pts
4-Core 421
8-Core 656
66% 539 Pts
64-Core 660
41% 660 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 82.5%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
Driver: nvd3dumx Ver. 21.21.13.7290
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
62.5% Good
Lighting 79.2
Reflection 77.7
Parallax 66.3
64% 74.4 fps
MRender 72.6
Gravity 72.1
Splatting 70.3
59% 71.7 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 62.5%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 1TB-$199
333GB free
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 78% Great: 126%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85
54GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
56% Above average
Read 477
Write 52.7
Mixed 99
45% 209 MB/s
4K Read 35.6
4K Write 41.6
4K Mixed 9.37
88% 28.8 MB/s
DQ Read 334
DQ Write 73.3
DQ Mixed 20.7
62% 143 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 56%
Great: 108%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$97
1.5TB free
Firmware: 05.01D05 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
58.3% Above average
Read 103
Write 100
Mixed 99.5
76% 101 MB/s
4K Read 0.52
4K Write 1.97
4K Mixed 0.33
95% 0.94 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 58.3%
Great: 85%
Generic Flash Disk 8GB
4GB free, PID 6996
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
6.22% Terrible
Read 20.5
Write 7.18
Mixed 10.2
14% 12.6 MB/s
4K Read 6.92
4K Write 0.01
4K Mixed 0.01
27% 2.32 MB/s
Poor: 1%
This bench: 6.22%
Great: 6%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (49th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
49.9% Average
MC Read 17.2
MC Write 18.2
MC Mixed 15.4
48% 16.9 GB/s
SC Read 13.4
SC Write 18
SC Mixed 15.9
45% 15.8 GB/s
Latency 70.7
57% 70.7 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 49.9%
Great: 61%

 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 2,686 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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