MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Memory	20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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	11.9 GB free of 20 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	7.4 Days
Run Date	Nov 21 '18 at 12:17
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4430-$124 24,837 User benchmarks, average bench 65% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	71.7% Very good	Memory 88.8 1-Core 83.8 2-Core 165 67% 113 Pts	4-Core 319 8-Core 306 42% 312 Pts	64-Core 298 18% 298 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 74%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba HDWD110 120GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 23GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 480 Write 459 Mixed 357 96% 432 MB/s	4K Read 40 4K Write 91.5 4K Mixed 51.4 175% 61 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 350 266% 357 MB/s
Poor: 42% Great: 85%
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 84GB free Firmware: EXT0BB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 333 136 136 136 136 136 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 473 Write 340 Mixed 346 SusWrite 169 74% 332 MB/s	4K Read 40.1 4K Write 90.7 4K Mixed 47.9 170% 59.6 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 169 179% 297 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 115%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 204GB free Firmware: MS2OA8J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 120 122 121 122 122 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	70.1% Very good	Read 125 Write 109 Mixed 27.9 SusWrite 120 69% 95.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 108% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 107%
Sony Card_R/W -SD 16GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 14GB free, PID 01bd Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 19 20 20 20 20 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	15.4% Very poor	Read 20.6 Write 20 Mixed 16.1 SusWrite 19.6 26% 19.1 MB/s	4K Read 5.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 3.2 205% 3.7 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 15.4% Great: 15%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLE4G3D1869DE1TX0. 0215 CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 1315 BLE4G3D1869DE1TX0. 1315 BLE8G3D1869DE1TX0. 20GB 1867, 1600, 1867, 1867 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	47.1% Average	MC Read 16.3 MC Write 16.6 MC Mixed 14.6 45% 15.8 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 15.5 42% 14.7 GB/s	Latency 68.7 58% 68.7 ns

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Typical Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) Builds (Compare 2,587 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	852x
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 $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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16