MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 78% Battleship	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 66% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	99.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	90.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	24.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141107
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Nov 14 '19 at 23:48
Run Duration	208 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	77.9% Very good	Memory 84.3 1-Core 119 2-Core 216 80% 140 Pts	4-Core 386 8-Core 620 62% 503 Pts	64-Core 622 38% 622 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% Nvidia(10DE 1B82) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.12 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	Lighting 130 Reflection 137 Parallax 117 106% 128 fps	MRender 97.3 Gravity 123 Splatting 104 88% 108 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Trion 150 480GB-$300 13,412 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 40GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFZ12.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 338 262 106 15 11 168 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 476 Mixed 373 SusWrite 150 84% 376 MB/s	4K Read 31.1 4K Write 97.5 4K Mixed 40.8 151% 56.5 MB/s	DQ Read 344 DQ Write 313 DQ Mixed 188 179% 282 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 101%
Corsair Force LX 128GB-$144 1,867 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 65GB free Firmware: N0307A SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 145 145 146 146 146 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	84.1% Excellent	Read 501 Write 146 Mixed 206 SusWrite 145 55% 250 MB/s	4K Read 29.6 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 39.6 150% 57.1 MB/s	DQ Read 265 DQ Write 146 DQ Mixed 154 128% 188 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 84%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 15GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 108 107 106 103 110 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	61.4% Good	Read 107 Write 87.2 Mixed 75.7 SusWrite 107 70% 94.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 61.4% Great: 112%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 265GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 137 140 140 140 140 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	76.1% Very good	Read 126 Write 113 Mixed 66 SusWrite 139 81% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 96%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 21,301 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2TB free Firmware: 0911 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 138 144 139 142 141 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	81.1% Excellent	Read 142 Write 126 Mixed 87.5 SusWrite 140 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 97%
ADATA NH03 3TB 103 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 62GB free, PID a03a Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 129 131 128 130 132 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	53.6% Above average	Read 117 Write 116 Mixed 66.3 SusWrite 130 145% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 126% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 62%
Generic Flash Disk 16GB 18,883 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 9GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.2 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	5.61% Terrible	Read 20.5 Write 7 Mixed 4.2 SusWrite 6.6 10% 9.57 MB/s	4K Read 5.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 19% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 5.61% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CML16GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CML16GX3M2A1600C9 Kingston KHX2400C11D3/8GX Kingston KHX2400C11D3/8GX 32GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1600, 1600, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	49.1% Average	MC Read 17.4 MC Write 18.2 MC Mixed 15.1 48% 16.9 GB/s	SC Read 12.6 SC Write 15.9 SC Mixed 15.2 42% 14.6 GB/s	Latency 72.9 55% 72.9 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 49.1% Great: 51%

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Typical Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) Builds (Compare 2,571 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	845x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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