MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	30.4% 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	84% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	3.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	Цвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	May 19 '18 at 07:47
Run Duration	186 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690-$52 73,695 User benchmarks, average bench 67% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	80.1% Excellent	Memory 88.5 1-Core 115 2-Core 225 81% 143 Pts	4-Core 414 8-Core 418 56% 416 Pts	64-Core 423 26% 423 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199 77,943 User benchmarks, average bench 27% MSI(1462 3030) 2GB CLim: 1080 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.11.4 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	30.4% Below average	Lighting 38.4 Reflection 34.7 Parallax 46.7 31% 39.9 fps	MRender 30.8 Gravity 32.2 Splatting 39.9 29% 34.3 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 30.4% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB-$70 27,495 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 91GB free (System drive) Firmware: 603ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 94047824 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 93 93 -21431886800836 (0C) Power cycle count 96 96 4306 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 1420 (B1) Unknown 0 0 2 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 31 46 73017458719 (C2) HDA temperature 31 46 73017458719 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 94047824 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 94047824 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 94047824 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 96 96 1 (E9) Unknown 0 0 15482 (EA) Unknown 0 0 14256 (F1) Unknown 0 0 14256 (F2) Unknown 0 0 29294	84% Excellent	Read 499 Write 226 Mixed 276 73% 334 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 93.2 4K Mixed 27.4 134% 51.1 MB/s	DQ Read 263 DQ Write 201 DQ Mixed 82.8 102% 182 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 94%
Hitachi HDT721032SLA360 320GB-$26 5,563 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 190GB free Firmware: ST2OA3AA Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 131 131 119 (03) Spinup time 148 148 17191010470 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 10825 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 125 125 33 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 11766 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 6801 (C0) Power-off retract count 88 88 15082 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 88 88 15082 (C2) HDA temperature 176 176 236224512034 (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 6	46.4% Average	Read 88.5 Write 73 Mixed 90.6 64% 84 MB/s	4K Read 0.68 4K Write 1.28 4K Mixed 0.32 88% 0.76 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 46.4% Great: 59%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$30 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 62GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 142 142 70 (03) Spinup time 130 130 12896567471 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 3837 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 110 110 36 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 4915 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2405 (C0) Power-off retract count 97 97 4662 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 97 97 4662 (C2) HDA temperature 166 166 210454577188 (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	83.3% Excellent	Read 135 Write 155 Mixed 111 100% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.55 4K Write 1.56 4K Mixed 0.17 70% 0.76 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 107%
ADATA HDD NH92 500GB 39 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 352GB free, PID a91a Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	19.3% Very poor	Read 39.7 Write 39.5 Mixed 9.76 35% 29.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.56 4K Mixed 0.27 64% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 19.3% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2133 C11 2x4GB 2,380 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	28% Poor	MC Read 8.7 MC Write 9.4 MC Mixed 8 25% 8.7 GB/s	SC Read 8 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 8.5 24% 8.43 GB/s	Latency 69 58% 69 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 28% 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	844x
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 $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