MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 92.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	56.3% 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	164% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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

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System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 15 '18 at 13:56
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^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)	92.7% Outstanding	Memory 98.1 1-Core 130 2-Core 253 91% 161 Pts	4-Core 471 8-Core 686 72% 578 Pts	64-Core 700 43% 700 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 92.7% 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: 398.82 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	56.3% Above average	Lighting 69.7 Reflection 68.1 Parallax 67.4 57% 68.4 fps	MRender 71.3 Gravity 66.4 Splatting 66.3 56% 68 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 114GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 319 322 321 322 322 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	164% Outstanding	Read 665 Write 651 Mixed 616 SusWrite 337 128% 567 MB/s	4K Read 64.2 4K Write 149 4K Mixed 77 275% 96.6 MB/s	DQ Read 778 DQ Write 678 DQ Mixed 1,006 678% 821 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 164% Great: 280%
Adata Premier SP550 240GB-$74 29,295 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 223GB free Firmware: O0803B5a SusWrite @10s intervals: 297 85 85 85 81 84 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 447 Mixed 396 SusWrite 119 82% 368 MB/s	4K Read 43.8 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 61.1 204% 72.1 MB/s	DQ Read 314 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 117 142% 249 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 92%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 338GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 114 114 114 114 115 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	68.1% Good	Read 123 Write 109 Mixed 81.6 SusWrite 114 79% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.8 176% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GB 24,592 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	85.8% Excellent	MC Read 31.3 MC Write 32 MC Mixed 26.9 86% 30.1 GB/s	SC Read 21.3 SC Write 24.6 SC Mixed 26.5 69% 24.1 GB/s	Latency 45.7 88% 45.7 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 88%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

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Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) - $135

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	848x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	616x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	308x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	441x
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 $90Bench 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	99x
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 $254	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 $163	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16