MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 41% Speed boat


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 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 82.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	52.3% 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	70.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Oct 07 '21 at 12:24
Run Duration	301 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	31%

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 i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	82.8% Excellent	Memory 96.8 1-Core 105 2-Core 203 79% 135 Pts	4-Core 372 8-Core 565 58% 469 Pts	64-Core 564 35% 564 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 1976) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1566 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	52.3% Above average	Lighting 63.7 Reflection 74.2 Parallax 65.9 52% 67.9 fps	MRender 70.5 Gravity 66.8 Splatting 59.9 53% 65.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CS667-M256 256GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 130GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVN308k SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 189 189 144 167 157 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	70.3% Very good	Read 398 Write 199 Mixed 195 SusWrite 166 53% 239 MB/s	4K Read 24.8 4K Write 85.8 4K Mixed 26.1 116% 45.6 MB/s	DQ Read 221 DQ Write 191 DQ Mixed 111 109% 175 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 70.3% Great: 101%
Kingston SSDNow V300 60GB-$76 24,219 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 23GB free Firmware: 505ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 81 81 77 77 79 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	63.3% Good	Read 352 Write 79.3 Mixed 120 SusWrite 79.1 34% 158 MB/s	4K Read 28.6 4K Write 77.7 4K Mixed 35.4 130% 47.2 MB/s	DQ Read 113 DQ Write 82.7 DQ Mixed 89.6 69% 95 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 69%
Samsung HD502HI 500GB-$154 24,344 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 269GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 65 68 66 68 68 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 66 Write 66.5 Mixed 36.6 SusWrite 67 43% 59 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 126% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 26% Great: 59%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 120GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 97 96 99 100 95 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	64.9% Good	Read 129 Write 86.9 Mixed 78.7 SusWrite 97.4 72% 98 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 143% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 140GB free Firmware: CC98 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 66 64 69 67 66 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	36.6% Below average	Read 60.8 Write 63.5 Mixed 47.5 SusWrite 66.7 44% 59.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.5 90% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 36.6% Great: 75%
WD Black 2.5" 320GB (2010)-$45 23,554 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 207GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 101 98 102 102 102 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	57.3% Above average	Read 98.8 Write 101 Mixed 61.9 SusWrite 101 66% 90.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 60%
WD Blue 2.5" 750GB-$71 14,401 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 699GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 114 115 114 115 118 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	66.9% Good	Read 118 Write 111 Mixed 51.9 SusWrite 115 72% 99 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 66.9% Great: 62%
Seagate BUP Slim GD 2TB 487 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 176GB free Firmware: 0108 SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 40 40 40 41 42 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	22% Poor	Read 35.2 Write 38.3 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 40.4 26% 35.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 0.4 150% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 22% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 4x4GB 4,979 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	80% Excellent	MC Read 31.3 MC Write 31 MC Mixed 24.1 82% 28.8 GB/s	SC Read 18.9 SC Write 18.5 SC Mixed 20.9 56% 19.4 GB/s	Latency 51 78% 51 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 103%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 73: 10R 7G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
73%	26%	72	281	202	60	21.7"	1920 1080	GSM5AB8 LG IPS FULLHD

History: Score 42: 5R 3G 8B | Score 73: 10R 7G 2B

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Typical Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) Builds (Compare 2,570 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	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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Total price: $783

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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