MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 70.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	142% 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	28GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 28GB 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.

Very high background CPU (35%). 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	22.6 GB free of 28 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 01 '18 at 14:11
Run Duration	197 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	35%

PC Performing as expected (47^th 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-$50 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	70.6% Very good	Memory 85.2 1-Core 108 2-Core 211 77% 135 Pts	4-Core 320 8-Core 356 44% 338 Pts	64-Core 386 24% 386 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 82%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$104 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 62GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 366 310 286 256 228 208 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	142% Outstanding	Read 669 Write 576 Mixed 580 SusWrite 276 118% 525 MB/s	4K Read 52.7 4K Write 99.2 4K Mixed 63.4 214% 71.8 MB/s	DQ Read 780 DQ Write 653 DQ Mixed 941 644% 792 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 142% Great: 280%
Toshiba THNSNK512GCS8 SATA 512GB 160 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 385GB free Firmware: K8DC4101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 232 287 297 275 276 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	83% Excellent	Read 377 Write 364 Mixed 215 SusWrite 256 68% 303 MB/s	4K Read 21.7 4K Write 91.3 4K Mixed 33.3 124% 48.8 MB/s	DQ Read 354 DQ Write 287 DQ Mixed 184 175% 275 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 89%
OCZ Trion 150 480GB-$300 13,412 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 402GB free Firmware: SAFZ12.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 240 241 164 260 259 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	87.7% Excellent	Read 446 Write 453 Mixed 355 SusWrite 223 83% 369 MB/s	4K Read 28.2 4K Write 80.6 4K Mixed 36.8 132% 48.5 MB/s	DQ Read 346 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 197 189% 296 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 101%
Toshiba Q300 480GB-$152 5,920 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 446GB free Firmware: 8101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 384 295 201 280 282 284 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	63.1% Good	Read 376 Write 383 Mixed 293 SusWrite 288 75% 335 MB/s	4K Read 18.5 4K Write 36.5 4K Mixed 23 77% 26 MB/s	DQ Read 153 DQ Write 141 DQ Mixed 125 100% 140 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 63.1% Great: 99%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$70 55,121 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 740GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 117 114 117 117 116 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	65.6% Good	Read 112 Write 110 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 116 77% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 65.6% Great: 74%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$70 55,121 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 730GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 114 112 114 116 115 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	58.6% Above average	Read 89.7 Write 86 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 114 65% 88.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 181% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2400C11D3/8GX 0215 CMY16GX3M2A2400C11 D3ES12081XH12AA KHX2400C11D3/8GX 28GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2400, 1600, 1600, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	50.5% Above average	MC Read 17.4 MC Write 18.6 MC Mixed 15.9 49% 17.3 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 18 SC Mixed 14.8 44% 15.3 GB/s	Latency 71.8 56% 71.8 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 54%

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Typical Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) Builds (Compare 2,599 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	857x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	620x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	311x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	442x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	208x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	177x

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	61x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	154x
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 i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	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