MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 25% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 87.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	38.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 8 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	8.3 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 8
BIOS Date	20141224
Uptime	12 Days
Run Date	Sep 27 '18 at 03:19
Run Duration	231 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	87.8% Excellent	Memory 94 1-Core 116 2-Core 238 85% 149 Pts	4-Core 471 8-Core 473 63% 472 Pts	64-Core 469 29% 469 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-$329 50,279 User benchmarks, average bench 45% Asus(1043 8469) 3GB CLim: 1228 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 390.65 Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	38.1% Below average	Lighting 42.6 Reflection 43 Parallax 49.2 35% 45 fps	MRender 63.4 Gravity 58.5 Splatting 45.7 45% 55.9 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 38.1% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra Plus 128GB-$75 16,709 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 7GB free (System drive) Firmware: X2316RL Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 451 Write 158 Mixed 170 56% 260 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 34.5 146% 56.2 MB/s	DQ Read 313 DQ Write 164 DQ Mixed 120 121% 199 MB/s
Poor: 56% Great: 91%
Samsung HD103SI 1TB-$89 48,059 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 344GB free Firmware: 1AG01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 94 95 94 95 97 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	54.2% Above average	Read 93.9 Write 44.2 Mixed 49.5 SusWrite 95 52% 70.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 59%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 40GB free Firmware: CC24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 108 116 125 119 115 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	69.3% Good	Read 126 Write 99.5 Mixed 75.7 SusWrite 116 77% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 126% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 69.3% Great: 114%
Samsung M3 Portable 1TB 17,632 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 418GB free, PID 61b6 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 94 94 94 94 94 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	40.1% Average	Read 93.4 Write 68.3 Mixed 50 SusWrite 92.8 100% 76.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 101% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 40.1% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-14900CL10-8GBXL Kingston KHX1600C9D3/2GX Kingston KHX1600C9D3/2GX 12GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 1867, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 2048, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	41% Average	MC Read 13.8 MC Write 13.8 MC Mixed 12.2 38% 13.3 GB/s	SC Read 12 SC Write 13.3 SC Mixed 12.7 36% 12.7 GB/s	Latency 59.8 67% 59.8 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 41% Great: 41%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) - $135

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	846x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	616x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	307x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	440x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	206x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	175x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	119x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	67x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	60x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	153x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	98x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	48x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $783

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16