MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 52.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	48.7% 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	40.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Very high background CPU (53%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	0.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	6.3 Days
Run Date	Aug 22 '18 at 02:05
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	53%

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PC Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4590-$188 151,366 User benchmarks, average bench 63% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	52.5% Above average	Memory 55.2 1-Core 85 2-Core 167 57% 102 Pts	4-Core 284 8-Core 308 39% 296 Pts	64-Core 326 20% 326 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Sapphire(174B E347) CLim: 1306 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.7 Performing below potential (75^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.7% Average	Lighting 61.4 Reflection 61 Parallax 39.3 50% 53.9 fps	MRender 61.7 Gravity 58.3 Splatting 51.6 46% 57.2 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160 11,403 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 19GB free (System drive) Firmware: 580ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 72 74 73 74 73 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	40.5% Average	Read 182 Write 117 Mixed 159 SusWrite 72 30% 132 MB/s	4K Read 11.3 4K Write 66.7 4K Mixed 22 81% 33.3 MB/s	DQ Read 53.6 DQ Write 121 DQ Mixed 94.7 70% 89.9 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 40.5% Great: 75%
Ramsta S600 480GB 325 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 278GB free Firmware: RS47V0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 344 187 11 82 36 10 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	34.7% Below average	Read 401 Write 356 Mixed 318 SusWrite 112 66% 297 MB/s	4K Read 19.3 4K Write 10.1 4K Mixed 0.5 35% 9.97 MB/s	DQ Read 101 DQ Write 13.5 DQ Mixed 0.6 15% 38.3 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 34.7% Great: 93%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 872GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 90 89 89 90 89 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	50.7% Above average	Read 88 Write 94.5 Mixed 39 SusWrite 89.2 57% 77.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 64% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 67%
Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 32GB 6,921 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 28GB free, PID 6545 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 5.6 4.9 5.7 5.7 5.7 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	5.95% Terrible	Read 18.2 Write 11.7 Mixed 8.5 SusWrite 7.5 14% 11.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 1.2 61% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.95% Great: 8%
JetFlash Transcend 32GB 11,405 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 26GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 26 26 20 25 25 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	9.36% Terrible	Read 24.2 Write 12.3 Mixed 12.3 SusWrite 23.5 23% 18.1 MB/s	4K Read 3.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.9 42% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 9.36% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 2x4GB 9,036 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 2400 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	33.2% Below average	MC Read 13.4 MC Write 11.4 MC Mixed 12.9 36% 12.6 GB/s	SC Read 3.8 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 5.6 17% 5.9 GB/s	Latency 142 28% 142 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 33.2% Great: 84%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

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	846x
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