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 way above expectations (96th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 4 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 94.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	124% 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	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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 07 '18 at 20:33
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing way above expectations (96^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 4.5 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.7% Outstanding	Memory 97.4 1-Core 128 2-Core 259 91% 162 Pts	4-Core 499 8-Core 694 75% 597 Pts	64-Core 706 44% 706 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 3751) CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2978 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.94 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 171 Reflection 206 Parallax 182 139% 187 fps	Gravity 180 Splatting 129 133% 155 fps
Poor: 109% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 250GB-$40 77,177 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 41GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR020 SusWrite @10s intervals: 443 457 459 463 229 183 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 518 Write 457 Mixed 447 SusWrite 372 101% 448 MB/s	4K Read 42 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 60.8 206% 75 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 277 232% 336 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 123%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 928GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 180 184 183 183 183 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 219 Write 162 Mixed 109 SusWrite 182 123% 168 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.1 228% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR3-2666 CL11 4GB 4x4GB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 2600 MHz clocked @ 2800 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	75.7% Very good	MC Read 25.3 MC Write 29.7 MC Mixed 22.1 73% 25.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 24.8 SC Mixed 27.1 70% 24.3 GB/s	Latency 48.6 82% 48.6 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 76%

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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	844x
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 $109Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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