MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 92.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	57% 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	87.7% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Apr 27 '18 at 21:24
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing way above expectations (87^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, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	Memory 95.6 1-Core 129 2-Core 253 90% 159 Pts	4-Core 478 8-Core 698 73% 588 Pts	64-Core 700 43% 700 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Nvidia(10DE 1C02) 3GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	57% Above average	Lighting 70.4 Reflection 68 Parallax 61.1 57% 66.5 fps	MRender 70.7 Gravity 66.7 Splatting 69 56% 68.8 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Premier SP550 240GB-$74 29,295 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 101GB free (System drive) Firmware: O0803B5a Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd 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 1498 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1776 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 188 (A3) Unknown 100 100 11 (A4) Unknown 100 100 104217 (A5) Unknown 100 100 91 (A6) Unknown 100 100 7 (A7) Unknown 100 100 52 (A8) Unknown 100 100 1000 (A9) Unknown 100 100 95 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 39 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 23 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 39 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (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 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 307596 (F2) Unknown 100 100 591790 (F5) Unknown 100 100 416868	87.7% Excellent	Read 495 Write 268 Mixed 274 76% 346 MB/s	4K Read 43.2 4K Write 57.3 4K Mixed 32.4 137% 44.3 MB/s	DQ Read 299 DQ Write 158 DQ Mixed 50.4 85% 169 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 92%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 930GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 133 131 4325 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 5656 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 90 90 7429 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1772 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 18 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 189 189 34773 (C2) HDA temperature 115 102 28 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	89.8% Excellent	Read 157 Write 156 Mixed 148 116% 154 MB/s	4K Read 1.02 4K Write 2.62 4K Mixed 0.29 124% 1.31 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 85%
ASMT 2105 2TB 569 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1.5TB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	46.6% Average	Read 111 Write 120 Mixed 95.3 140% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.51 4K Write 1.34 4K Mixed 0.44 62% 0.76 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 46.6% Great: 73%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 122,541 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	70.6% Very good	MC Read 25.4 MC Write 25.6 MC Mixed 21.4 69% 24.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 24.8 SC Mixed 24.3 65% 22.6 GB/s	Latency 55.4 72% 55.4 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 72%

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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	844x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	616x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	306x

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 $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