MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 56%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 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 an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 87%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics59.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive56.2% 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.
Very high background CPU (76%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7918
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)  (all builds)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140627
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 04 '20 at 19:52
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User NOR-User
Background CPU 76%
Watch Gameplay: 1060-3GB + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing way above expectations (91st 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 4.4 GHz, turbo 5.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
87% Excellent
Memory 96
1-Core 132
2-Core 218
86% 148 Pts
4-Core 441
8-Core 505
62% 473 Pts
64-Core 487
30% 487 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 87%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119
Asus(1043 85B9) 3GB
CLim: 2151 MHz, MLim: 2202 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 432.00
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
59.3% Above average
Lighting 71.4
Reflection 75.5
Parallax 64.4
58% 70.4 fps
MRender 78.5
Gravity 70.1
Splatting 76.4
62% 75 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 59.3%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force 3 120GB-$109
82GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.3.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 95 96 90 95 95 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
56.2% Above average
Read 158
Write 115
Mixed 130
SusWrite 92.4
28% 124 MB/s
4K Read 26.7
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 26.6
129% 52.2 MB/s
DQ Read 143
DQ Write 114
DQ Mixed 116
90% 124 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 56.2%
Great: 61%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36
465GB free
Firmware: CC34
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 125 125 125 124 125 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
70% Good
Read 120
Write 117
Mixed 61.7
SusWrite 124
77% 106 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 1
174% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 70%
Great: 70%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 64GB
9GB free, PID 0736, Generic micro sd adapter
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 15 15 13 15 15 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
13.8% Very poor
Read 17.8
Write 17.1
Mixed 15.3
SusWrite 14.6
22% 16.2 MB/s
4K Read 4.3
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 3
196% 3.2 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 13.8%
Great: 19%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C11 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
73.6% Very good
MC Read 26.1
MC Write 26.9
MC Mixed 23
72% 25.3 GB/s
SC Read 19.9
SC Write 24.3
SC Mixed 24.5
65% 22.9 GB/s
Latency 53.8
74% 53.8 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 73.6%
Great: 74%

 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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