MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Jet ski	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	38.1% 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	76.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	8 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 26 '18 at 15:37
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	ISR-User
Background CPU	32%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4.3 GHz, turbo 5.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	86.5% Excellent	Memory 89.9 1-Core 126 2-Core 250 87% 155 Pts	4-Core 479 8-Core 485 64% 482 Pts	64-Core 476 29% 476 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3201) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1603 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	38.1% Below average	Lighting 49 Reflection 47.4 Parallax 43.3 40% 46.6 fps	MRender 44 Gravity 44.3 Splatting 39.4 35% 42.6 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 38.1% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend TS128GMTE110S 128GB 4,843 User benchmarks, average bench 125% 83GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0213A3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 66 67 67 60 71 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	76.8% Very good	Read 654 Write 121 Mixed 148 SusWrite 69.2 54% 248 MB/s	4K Read 41.5 4K Write 45.4 4K Mixed 29.3 124% 38.7 MB/s	DQ Read 273 DQ Write 130 DQ Mixed 36.6 71% 147 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 157%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 186GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 115 118 117 117 119 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	62.5% Good	Read 100 Write 100 Mixed 60.7 SusWrite 117 69% 94.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 217% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 62.5% Great: 109%
Hitachi HTS725032A9A364 320GB-$55 6,982 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 160GB free Firmware: PC3OCH0A SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 79 81 82 82 82 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	52.9% Above average	Read 103 Write 102 Mixed 58.8 SusWrite 81.2 63% 86.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 57%
Fujitsu MHZ2250BH G2 250GB 1,672 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 179GB free Firmware: 8909 SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 39 39 41 41 41 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	26.6% Poor	Read 52.3 Write 46.7 Mixed 32.7 SusWrite 40.2 32% 43 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.4 93% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 26.6% Great: 32%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 16GB 60,539 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 7GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.4 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.9 3.8 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	10% Very poor	Read 17.8 Write 10.5 Mixed 11 SusWrite 3.9 13% 10.8 MB/s	4K Read 4.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 2.3 156% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 10% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR3 1600 Transcend TS256MLK64V3N 0218 ZC256M6408V69AD2J- 12GB 1600, 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 2048, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	41.4% Average	MC Read 14 MC Write 14.6 MC Mixed 12.4 39% 13.7 GB/s	SC Read 11.4 SC Write 14.3 SC Mixed 13 37% 12.9 GB/s	Latency 67.3 59% 67.3 ns

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Typical Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) Builds (Compare 2,585 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	851x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	617x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	309x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	441x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	207x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	175x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	119x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 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	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 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16