MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	49.8% 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 Drive	44% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	6.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Jan 27 '19 at 20:43
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	SYC-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4570-$62 129,272 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	77.8% Very good	Memory 92.8 1-Core 98.8 2-Core 197 76% 130 Pts	4-Core 366 8-Core 357 49% 362 Pts	64-Core 368 23% 368 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399 68,699 User benchmarks, average bench 46% AMD(1002 0B00) ≥ 4GB CLim: 947 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.7.1 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	49.8% Average	Lighting 61.3 Reflection 56.5 Parallax 72.2 50% 63.3 fps	MRender 55.9 Gravity 50 Splatting 71 50% 59 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 320 Series 160GB-$149 13,029 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 33GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4PC10362 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 153 143 145 130 140 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	44% Average	Read 244 Write 164 Mixed 154 SusWrite 144 40% 177 MB/s	4K Read 17.9 4K Write 39.5 4K Mixed 20.5 74% 26 MB/s	DQ Read 17 DQ Write 93.4 DQ Mixed 20.3 26% 43.6 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 44% Great: 51%
Seagate ST3750640AS 750GB-$60 7,916 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 152GB free Firmware: 3.AAE SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 75 74 76 76 76 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	42.4% Average	Read 72.8 Write 53 Mixed 51 SusWrite 75 46% 63 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 106% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 42.4% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 73,650 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	56.4% Above average	MC Read 20.3 MC Write 20.5 MC Mixed 17.4 55% 19.4 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 18.6 SC Mixed 16.2 48% 16.7 GB/s	Latency 62.6 64% 62.6 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 62%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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	844x
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 $109Bench 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 $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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