MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 62.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	36.5% 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	94.6% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

23 months ago, 23 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	7.4 Days
Run Date	May 15 '22 at 21:05
Run Duration	218 Seconds
Run User	SVK-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing as expected (50^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 way below expectations (18^th percentile)	62.9% Good	Memory 78.9 1-Core 105 2-Core 134 65% 106 Pts	4-Core 259 8-Core 343 38% 301 Pts	64-Core 239 15% 239 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 62.9% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% Gigabyte(1458 3603) 2GB CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 472.98 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	36.5% Below average	Lighting 42.6 Reflection 38.1 Parallax 55 35% 45.2 fps	MRender 54.9 Gravity 52.4 Splatting 41.8 40% 49.7 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 36.5% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 545s Series 256GB-$79 17,432 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 102GB free (System drive) Firmware: LHF004C SusWrite @10s intervals: 259 254 258 260 257 259 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Read 405 Write 418 Mixed 401 SusWrite 258 83% 370 MB/s	4K Read 35.5 4K Write 72.1 4K Mixed 49.5 155% 52.4 MB/s	DQ Read 301 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 201 181% 273 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 117%
Samsung 830 256GB-$261 25,763 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 61GB free Firmware: CXM03B1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 264 350 355 363 356 343 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	74.8% Very good	Read 419 Write 344 Mixed 258 SusWrite 338 76% 340 MB/s	4K Read 17.7 4K Write 59.2 4K Mixed 26.5 92% 34.5 MB/s	DQ Read 295 DQ Write 103 DQ Mixed 151 124% 183 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 86%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 117GB 342 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 20GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 254 356 271 115 73 46 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	66.8% Good	Read 331 Write 327 Mixed 322 SusWrite 186 66% 291 MB/s	4K Read 18.6 4K Write 65.5 4K Mixed 33.7 106% 39.3 MB/s	DQ Read 92.7 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 138 123% 178 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 94%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 16,567 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	55.7% Above average	MC Read 21.1 MC Write 22.8 MC Mixed 19.1 60% 21 GB/s	SC Read 8.2 SC Write 12 SC Mixed 9.8 29% 10 GB/s	Latency 82.6 48% 82.6 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 55.7% Great: 62%

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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 $274	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 $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 $45	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