MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 87.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	35.4% 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	103% 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.

Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	3 Days
Run Date	Nov 22 '18 at 15:40
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	33%

PC Performing as expected (54^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 4.4 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	87.8% Excellent	Memory 97 1-Core 130 2-Core 213 86% 147 Pts	4-Core 424 8-Core 618 65% 521 Pts	64-Core 648 40% 648 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6696) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.94 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	35.4% Below average	Lighting 35 Reflection 185 Parallax 44.8 28% 88.3 fps	MRender 68.2 Gravity 47.7 Splatting 62.2 49% 59.4 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 35.4% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 393GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 310 232 306 386 321 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 434 Write 382 Mixed 346 SusWrite 285 81% 362 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 95.5 4K Mixed 52.4 167% 60.1 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 180 185% 302 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 134%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 25GB free Firmware: 583ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 81 66 87 81 71 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	53% Above average	Read 263 Write 124 Mixed 170 SusWrite 72.4 35% 157 MB/s	4K Read 22.2 4K Write 82.6 4K Mixed 26.6 111% 43.8 MB/s	DQ Read 67.8 DQ Write 124 DQ Mixed 81.8 66% 91.2 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 73%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 536GB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 82 60 78 97 75 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	48.3% Average	Read 96.5 Write 98.2 Mixed 63 SusWrite 71.7 61% 82.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 121% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 40,596 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	82.7% Excellent	MC Read 30.3 MC Write 31.6 MC Mixed 26.2 84% 29.4 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 24.2 SC Mixed 23.9 64% 22.2 GB/s	Latency 50.4 79% 50.4 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 85%

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Typical Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) Builds (Compare 2,577 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	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	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	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 $269	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 $40	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