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 (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 68.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
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	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.

High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	23 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 27 '18 at 22:28
Run Duration	853 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	26%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd 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)	68.5% Good	Memory 83.9 1-Core 104 2-Core 188 73% 125 Pts	4-Core 298 8-Core 364 43% 331 Pts	64-Core 387 24% 387 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 82%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba OCZ RD400 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$70 2,931 User benchmarks, average bench 185% 296GB free (System drive) Firmware: 57CZ Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 352 345 354 369 358 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 1,003 Write 720 Mixed 748 SusWrite 356 158% 707 MB/s	4K Read 26.7 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 45 151% 57.3 MB/s	DQ Read 471 DQ Write 196 DQ Mixed 320 241% 329 MB/s
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 242%
Toshiba THNSNK512GCS8 SATA 512GB 160 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 380GB free Firmware: K8DC4101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 120 122 125 128 130 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	71.1% Very good	Read 365 Write 293 Mixed 210 SusWrite 125 55% 248 MB/s	4K Read 20.2 4K Write 83.6 4K Mixed 29.7 113% 44.5 MB/s	DQ Read 358 DQ Write 285 DQ Mixed 183 175% 275 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 89%
OCZ Trion 150 480GB-$300 13,412 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 402GB free Firmware: SAFZ12.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 122 124 127 130 113 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	77.1% Very good	Read 415 Write 391 Mixed 346 SusWrite 124 72% 319 MB/s	4K Read 25.9 4K Write 77.7 4K Mixed 33 123% 45.5 MB/s	DQ Read 344 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 194 186% 292 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 101%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$105 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 232GB free Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 311 291 293 302 302 292 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	140% Outstanding	Read 651 Write 577 Mixed 540 SusWrite 299 116% 517 MB/s	4K Read 46.6 4K Write 98.6 4K Mixed 62.9 203% 69.4 MB/s	DQ Read 780 DQ Write 662 DQ Mixed 903 627% 781 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 140% Great: 280%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$70 55,121 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 639GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 100 100 103 104 104 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	64.5% Good	Read 122 Write 113 Mixed 74 SusWrite 102 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 64.5% Great: 74%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$70 55,121 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 730GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 100 101 104 106 104 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	54.7% Above average	Read 87.8 Write 91 Mixed 65.2 SusWrite 103 64% 86.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 161% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 54.7% Great: 74%
Hitachi HTS545050A7E680 500GB 66,048 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 464GB free Firmware: 8101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 100 101 103 102 102 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	59.9% Above average	Read 108 Write 100 Mixed 39.5 SusWrite 101 63% 87.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 104% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 59.9% 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 below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	50.3% Above average	MC Read 17 MC Write 18.9 MC Mixed 15.9 49% 17.3 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 17.3 SC Mixed 15.6 44% 15.4 GB/s	Latency 73.7 54% 73.7 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 50.3% Great: 54%

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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	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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Intel Core i5-13600K $249	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $369