MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 46%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 38%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 77.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics61.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.
SystemMSI MS-7918
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)  (all builds)
Memory17.5 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit couleurs, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime1.7 Days
Run DateNov 15 '20 at 16:24
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (43rd 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 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
77.4% Very good
Memory 83.7
1-Core 116
2-Core 204
77% 135 Pts
4-Core 384
8-Core 547
58% 466 Pts
64-Core 556
34% 556 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 77.4%
Great: 87%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92
CLim: 1346 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 451.67
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
16.6% Very poor
Lighting 20.1
Reflection 16.9
Parallax 19.7
16% 18.9 fps
MRender 24.7
Gravity 22.1
Splatting 17.3
17% 21.4 fps
Poor: 16%
This bench: 16.6%
Great: 19%
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 451.67
Performing below potential (75th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
61.1% Good
Lighting 77.5
Reflection 80.1
Parallax 70
63% 75.8 fps
MRender 75.8
Gravity 70.9
Splatting 64.4
57% 70.4 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 61.1%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38
3GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFKK1B3
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 352
Write 381
Mixed 322
79% 351 MB/s
4K Read 28.5
4K Write 81.3
4K Mixed 33.8
130% 47.9 MB/s
DQ Read 216
DQ Write 316
DQ Mixed 169
155% 233 MB/s
Poor: 39% Great: 102%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
147GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 164 165 132 154 165 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
83.9% Excellent
Read 136
Write 106
Mixed 80.5
SusWrite 157
88% 120 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.9
157% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 83.9%
Great: 112%
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 500GB-$159
272GB free
Firmware: GM4OA57A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 75 75 75 74 75 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
41.6% Average
Read 70
Write 67
Mixed 39
SusWrite 74.6
46% 62.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
149% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 41.6%
Great: 51%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMY16GX3M2A2400C11 0215 CMY8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMY16GX3M2A2400C11 0215 CMY8GX3M2A1600C9 24GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
43.7% Average
MC Read 14.4
MC Write 15.5
MC Mixed 13.9
42% 14.6 GB/s
SC Read 12.1
SC Write 16
SC Mixed 14.4
40% 14.2 GB/s
Latency 73.9
54% 73.9 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 43.7%
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 2,576 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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