MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 39% Jet ski


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 85%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	54% 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	99.7% 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.

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140422
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 10 '18 at 17:40
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	1%

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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 i5-4670K-$62 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	85% Excellent	Memory 94.9 1-Core 110 2-Core 222 82% 142 Pts	4-Core 434 8-Core 434 58% 434 Pts	64-Core 433 27% 433 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 85% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% XFX(1682 C580) CLim: 1450 MHz, MLim: 2025 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.6.1 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	54% Above average	Lighting 66.5 Reflection 73.6 Parallax 93.4 54% 77.8 fps	MRender 74.8 Gravity 64.3 Splatting 60.3 54% 66.5 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 55GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 243 53 54 54 53 50 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 488 Mixed 375 SusWrite 84.5 81% 364 MB/s	4K Read 43.9 4K Write 94.8 4K Mixed 54.8 187% 64.5 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 235 212% 321 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 118%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 96GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 481 396 283 283 281 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 491 Mixed 463 SusWrite 362 103% 458 MB/s	4K Read 48.6 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 63.4 212% 73.5 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 351 DQ Mixed 361 273% 366 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 128%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 664GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 116 118 117 119 120 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	70.2% Very good	Read 128 Write 86.2 Mixed 86.2 SusWrite 117 77% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 195% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 70.2% Great: 84%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 156 160 166 166 166 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	69.5% Good	Read 78.5 Write 128 Mixed 69.2 SusWrite 162 80% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 0.6 207% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 69.5% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 34,385 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	63.9% Good	MC Read 22.2 MC Write 23.1 MC Mixed 20.3 62% 21.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.3 SC Write 21.1 SC Mixed 20.6 56% 19.7 GB/s	Latency 57.3 70% 57.3 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 63%

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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 $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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Value: 60% - Above average

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 $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