MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Sail boat	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 30% Sail boat


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 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 91.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	31.4% 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	96.4% 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	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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20140724
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 16 '17 at 19:36
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	6%

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 i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 132 2-Core 255 91% 161 Pts	4-Core 468 8-Core 690 72% 579 Pts	64-Core 678 42% 678 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199 77,943 User benchmarks, average bench 27% Gigabyte(1458 227D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1100 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.6.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	31.4% Below average	Lighting 39.9 Reflection 35.8 Parallax 0.09 32% 25.3 fps	MRender 31.3 Gravity 33 Splatting 40.5 29% 35 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 31.4% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SUV300S37A240G 240GB 5,323 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 49GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1772 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 655 (A8) Unknown 100 100 57 (AA) Unknown 100 100 377 (AD) Unknown 100 100 851995 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 29 (C2) HDA temperature 72 59 176095035420 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 56 (DA) Unknown 100 100 56 (E7) Temperature 100 100 98 (E9) Unknown 100 100 3527 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 4172 (F2) Unknown 100 100 5129 (F4) Unknown 100 100 13 (F5) Unknown 100 100 27 (F6) Unknown 100 100 625920	96.4% Outstanding	Read 519 Write 511 Mixed 493 114% 508 MB/s	4K Read 33 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 12.4 126% 53.2 MB/s	DQ Read 302 DQ Write 100 DQ Mixed 54.9 79% 153 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 96.4% Great: 92%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 293GB free Firmware: MS2O Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 142 142 68 (03) Spinup time 121 121 12897353918 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 813 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 118 118 33 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2058 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 792 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 895 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 895 (C2) HDA temperature 200 200 206159675422 (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 200 200 0	72.5% Very good	Read 105 Write 148 Mixed 140 99% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.81 4K Write 1.64 4K Mixed 0.15 80% 0.86 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 107%
Seagate Desktop 500GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 336GB free, PID 3330 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	14.9% Very poor	Read 28.8 Write 25.4 Mixed 26.6 34% 26.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.64 4K Write 1.65 4K Mixed 0.42 73% 0.91 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 14.9% Great: 39%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2133 C11 2x8GB 11,630 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	75.3% Very good	MC Read 28 MC Write 28 MC Mixed 22.1 74% 26 GB/s	SC Read 18.7 SC Write 24.1 SC Mixed 24.5 64% 22.4 GB/s	Latency 50 80% 50 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 75.3% Great: 79%

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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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Total price: $783

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $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