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 (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 68.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	134% 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 (61%). 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	22.5 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 21 '18 at 23:50
Run Duration	278 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	61%

PC Performing as expected (55^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 (42^nd percentile)	68.4% Good	Memory 81.7 1-Core 86.1 2-Core 193 69% 120 Pts	4-Core 310 8-Core 369 44% 340 Pts	64-Core 382 24% 382 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 68.4% 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% 52GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 348 161 154 152 150 149 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	134% Outstanding	Read 692 Write 454 Mixed 563 SusWrite 186 106% 473 MB/s	4K Read 52.1 4K Write 93.6 4K Mixed 60.9 206% 68.9 MB/s	DQ Read 778 DQ Write 630 DQ Mixed 828 586% 746 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 280%
Toshiba THNSNK512GCS8 SATA 512GB 160 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 382GB free Firmware: K8DC4101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 267 329 350 340 344 349 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Read 371 Write 329 Mixed 221 SusWrite 330 70% 313 MB/s	4K Read 21.7 4K Write 83 4K Mixed 33.1 119% 45.9 MB/s	DQ Read 363 DQ Write 297 DQ Mixed 183 177% 281 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 89%
OCZ Trion 150 480GB-$300 13,412 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 402GB free Firmware: SAFZ12.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 280 352 157 282 285 293 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	Read 474 Write 450 Mixed 346 SusWrite 275 87% 386 MB/s	4K Read 27.3 4K Write 74.8 4K Mixed 36.8 128% 46.3 MB/s	DQ Read 347 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 192 186% 292 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 101%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$104 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 233GB free Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1004 541 305 303 303 304 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	181% Outstanding	Read 1,213 Write 1,078 Mixed 1,005 SusWrite 460 210% 939 MB/s	4K Read 50.2 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 64.7 218% 75.3 MB/s	DQ Read 957 DQ Write 690 DQ Mixed 934 668% 861 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 181% Great: 280%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$70 55,121 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 640GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 112 111 111 114 114 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	63.9% Good	Read 110 Write 104 Mixed 71.6 SusWrite 112 73% 99.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 187% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 74%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$70 55,121 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 730GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 113 112 113 115 115 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	59.3% Above average	Read 93 Write 87.9 Mixed 66.2 SusWrite 114 66% 90.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 74%
Hitachi HTS545050A7E680 500GB 66,048 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 463GB free Firmware: 8101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 101 102 104 104 103 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	59.6% Above average	Read 105 Write 103 Mixed 39.8 SusWrite 103 64% 87.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 102% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 58%

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 above expectations (67^th percentile)	51.3% Above average	MC Read 18.2 MC Write 19.1 MC Mixed 16 51% 17.8 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 17.7 SC Mixed 15.5 44% 15.5 GB/s	Latency 77.4 52% 77.4 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 54%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) - $135

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	859x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	621x
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	178x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	119x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	67x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 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	100x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	48x

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