MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 76%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 82.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics91.2% 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 Drive118% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7918
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)  (all builds)
Memory29 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1280 x 720 - 32 Bit couleurs, 1280 x 720 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150528
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 18 '20 at 07:17
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$132
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
82.6% Excellent
Memory 89.1
1-Core 117
2-Core 226
82% 144 Pts
4-Core 411
8-Core 594
63% 503 Pts
64-Core 599
37% 599 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 82.6%
Great: 80%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710
MSI(1462 8C93) 1GB
CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 442.50
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
3.72% Terrible
Lighting 4.4
Reflection 4.35
Parallax 4.19
4% 4.31 fps
MRender 4.05
Gravity 3.9
Splatting 6.13
4% 4.69 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.72%
Great: 4%
Nvidia RTX 2060-$269
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 442.50
Performing below potential (63rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
91.2% Outstanding
Lighting 117
Reflection 115
Parallax 118
95% 116 fps
MRender 135
Gravity 99.7
Splatting 81.7
84% 106 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 91.2%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
308GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 383 368 368 371 370 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
118% Outstanding
Read 467
Write 449
Mixed 419
SusWrite 379
96% 428 MB/s
4K Read 41.2
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 56.3
195% 70.8 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 339
DQ Mixed 354
267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 118%
Great: 129%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82
1TB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 109 109 111 111 111 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
67.4% Good
Read 125
Write 107
Mixed 72.2
SusWrite 110
76% 104 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.9
174% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 67.4%
Great: 86%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-1600C9-8GXLL 0420 F3-12800CL10-8GBXL 0420 F3-1600C9-8GXLL 0420 F3-12800CL10-8GBXL 32GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
50.9% Above average
MC Read 17.9
MC Write 18.3
MC Mixed 15.1
49% 17.1 GB/s
SC Read 14.2
SC Write 18.7
SC Mixed 17.6
48% 16.8 GB/s
Latency 68.4
58% 68.4 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 50.9%
Great: 52%

 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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