MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 84.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	35.1% 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	84.5% 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.

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 02 '18 at 20:04
Run Duration	109 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (79^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 above expectations (84^th percentile)	84.2% Excellent	Memory 92.3 1-Core 129 2-Core 238 87% 153 Pts	4-Core 411 8-Core 619 64% 515 Pts	64-Core 631 39% 631 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 84.2% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% Asus(1043 8465) 2GB CLim: 1215 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.1 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	35.1% Below average	Lighting 42.4 Reflection 38.3 Parallax 54.6 34% 45.1 fps	MRender 52.2 Gravity 47.9 Splatting 35.9 36% 45.3 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 35.1% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSDSCKHW240A4 240GB 297 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 103GB free (System drive) Firmware: DC31 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 -40235253628599 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 241 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 35 (B7) Unknown 100 100 4 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 55 64 68723671095 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 35 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 98691 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 65535 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 49 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 65535 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 98691 (F2) Unknown 100 100 91620 (F9) Unknown 100 100 6220	84.5% Excellent	Read 508 Write 239 Mixed 276 75% 341 MB/s	4K Read 34.9 4K Write 90 4K Mixed 23.8 131% 49.6 MB/s	DQ Read 279 DQ Write 220 DQ Mixed 56.4 95% 185 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 89%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC25 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 118 99 195182976 (03) Spinup time 97 95 0 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2729 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 84 60 272015498 (09) Power-on hours count 88 88 11279 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2126 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 3 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 70 53 555614238 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 311 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 96 96 9569 (C2) HDA temperature 30 47 42949672990 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -75587129431632 (F1) Unknown 100 253 33685125643 (F2) Unknown 100 253 226984888184	98.1% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 159 Mixed 163 127% 168 MB/s	4K Read 0.66 4K Write 1.52 4K Mixed 0.25 83% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 788 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	54.8% Above average	MC Read 18.8 MC Write 19.8 MC Mixed 16.9 53% 18.5 GB/s	SC Read 15 SC Write 19.6 SC Mixed 18.4 50% 17.7 GB/s	Latency 63.4 63% 63.4 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 54.8% 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	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 $15	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