MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	34.5% 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)
Boot Drive	93.1% 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	24GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	0.9 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150828
Uptime	8 Days
Run Date	Sep 21 '17 at 21:43
Run Duration	110 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (70^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 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	72.8% Very good	Memory 79.7 1-Core 105 2-Core 201 73% 128 Pts	4-Core 385 8-Core 359 50% 372 Pts	64-Core 359 22% 359 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3205) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 382.5 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	34.5% Below average	Lighting 45.3 Reflection 42.7 Parallax 41.2 37% 43.1 fps	MRender 37.8 Gravity 38.9 Splatting 33.5 30% 36.7 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 34.5% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141 42,930 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 133GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2098 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 750 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 66 (A3) Unknown 100 100 25 (A4) Unknown 100 100 138304 (A5) Unknown 100 100 183 (A6) Unknown 100 100 86 (A7) Unknown 100 100 134 (A8) Unknown 100 100 2000 (A9) Unknown 100 100 96 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 336 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 11 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 25 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 614504 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 1 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 825779 (F2) Unknown 100 100 599126 (F5) Unknown 100 100 1106432	93.1% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 347 Mixed 427 94% 426 MB/s	4K Read 25.9 4K Write 84.1 4K Mixed 34.7 128% 48.2 MB/s	DQ Read 269 DQ Write 288 DQ Mixed 71.4 111% 210 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 103%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 536GB free Firmware: CC49 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 111 99 41655056 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2144 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 84 60 322426135 (09) Power-on hours count 88 88 11051 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1657 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 25770197023 (BD) vendor-specific 99 99 1 (BE) vendor-specific 73 47 9060810779 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 189 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 78 78 45309 (C2) HDA temperature 27 53 -140737488355301 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 19816979113514 (F1) Unknown 100 253 63620074088 (F2) Unknown 100 253 88201825847	93.7% Outstanding	Read 166 Write 161 Mixed 162 123% 163 MB/s	4K Read 0.91 4K Write 1.67 4K Mixed 0.4 113% 0.99 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-12800CL10-8GBXL Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G 24GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	32.8% Below average	MC Read 11.2 MC Write 11.7 MC Mixed 11.1 32% 11.3 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 4.1 SC Mixed 8.9 21% 7.47 GB/s	Latency 81.1 49% 81.1 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 32.8% Great: 58%

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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	848x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	617x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	309x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	441x
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 $79Bench 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	99x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	48x

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Total price: $783

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16