MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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.
Graphics3.29% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
SystemMSI MS-7918
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)  (all builds)
Memory7.1 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime17.7 Days
Run DateOct 03 '21 at 11:04
Run Duration177 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4590-$188
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
82.6% Excellent
Memory 94.7
1-Core 108
2-Core 208
80% 137 Pts
4-Core 409
8-Core 406
54% 407 Pts
64-Core 402
25% 402 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 82.6%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
MSI(1462 7918) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.14.4264
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
3.29% Terrible
Lighting 3.5
Reflection 2.6
Parallax 6.7
3% 4.27 fps
MRender 8.2
Gravity 2.4
Splatting 4.9
4% 5.17 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.29%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190
28GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM02B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 6,640
Write 2,991
Mixed 5,899
1,146% 5,177 MB/s
4K Read 791
4K Write 220
4K Mixed 322
1,728% 444 MB/s
DQ Read 1,725
DQ Write 738
DQ Mixed 1,316
953% 1,260 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 124%
Samsung MMCRE64G5MXP-0VB 64GB
36GB free
Firmware: VBM1901Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 146 144 140 141 144 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
33% Below average
Read 200
Write 148
Mixed 150
SusWrite 144
36% 160 MB/s
4K Read 25
4K Write 9.3
4K Mixed 9.1
54% 14.5 MB/s
DQ Read 12.7
DQ Write 7.5
DQ Mixed 8
6% 9.4 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 33%
Great: 33%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107
260GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 77 77 76 77 76 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
61.1% Good
Read 136
Write 132
Mixed 117
SusWrite 76.7
86% 116 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
213% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 61.1%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 3x8GB
3 of 4 slots used
24GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
67.3% Good
MC Read 24.6
MC Write 25.3
MC Mixed 20.2
67% 23.4 GB/s
SC Read 17.8
SC Write 19.6
SC Mixed 22.2
57% 19.9 GB/s
Latency 57.8
69% 57.8 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 67.3%
Great: 70%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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