MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 105% UFO	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 89% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	124% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	105% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	28.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 20 '18 at 21:03
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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 way above expectations (89^th percentile)	84.9% Excellent	Memory 92.9 1-Core 131 2-Core 246 88% 157 Pts	4-Core 415 8-Core 666 66% 540 Pts	64-Core 669 41% 669 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 84.9% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$396 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Nvidia(10DE 12A6) ≥ 4GB; Nvidia RTX 2080 FE CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 411.63 Performing below potential (54^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	124% Outstanding	Lighting 170 Reflection 163 Parallax 174 139% 169 fps	MRender 182 Gravity 146 Splatting 106 114% 145 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 135GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 238 219 218 213 209 212 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 450 Write 241 Mixed 321 SusWrite 218 68% 307 MB/s	4K Read 39 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 54.5 190% 69.5 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 277 DQ Mixed 313 238% 323 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 124%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 148GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 268 315 342 352 353 364 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 472 Write 425 Mixed 423 SusWrite 332 93% 413 MB/s	4K Read 40 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 62.9 204% 73.8 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 361 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 46GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 268 315 342 352 353 318 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 483 Write 456 Mixed 396 SusWrite 325 93% 415 MB/s	4K Read 44.9 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 58.6 200% 70.4 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 360 270% 360 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 134%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 49GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 268 315 342 352 352 340 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 473 Mixed 391 SusWrite 328 95% 423 MB/s	4K Read 43.9 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 64.2 211% 75.4 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 361 272% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 134%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 4x8GB 8,984 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	62.5% Good	MC Read 22.4 MC Write 22.1 MC Mixed 19.2 61% 21.2 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 21.3 59% 20.7 GB/s	Latency 62.3 64% 62.3 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 62.5% Great: 63%

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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	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 $179	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