MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	38.7% 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	85.6% 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	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	9 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141224
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 03 '19 at 18:44
Run Duration	188 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (59^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 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	86.2% Excellent	Memory 94.4 1-Core 115 2-Core 232 84% 147 Pts	4-Core 452 8-Core 450 60% 451 Pts	64-Core 448 28% 448 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-$329 50,279 User benchmarks, average bench 45% Asus(1043 8469) 3GB CLim: 1278 MHz, MLim: 1514 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 417.58 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	38.7% Below average	Lighting 43.2 Reflection 41.7 Parallax 52.1 35% 45.6 fps	MRender 67.4 Gravity 53.5 Splatting 49 45% 56.6 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 38.7% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra Plus 128GB-$75 16,709 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 21GB free (System drive) Firmware: X2316RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 273 267 283 236 274 139 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	85.6% Excellent	Read 488 Write 288 Mixed 221 SusWrite 245 69% 310 MB/s	4K Read 28.9 4K Write 74.5 4K Mixed 35.6 129% 46.3 MB/s	DQ Read 323 DQ Write 188 DQ Mixed 126 128% 212 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 91%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 403GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 413 317 316 320 319 318 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 490 Mixed 463 SusWrite 334 101% 450 MB/s	4K Read 43.2 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 58.9 199% 70.5 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 360 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 129%
Samsung HD103SI 1TB-$89 48,059 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 108GB free Firmware: 1AG01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 65 67 68 67 68 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	42.3% Average	Read 80.1 Write 86.8 Mixed 49.3 SusWrite 67 52% 70.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 42.3% Great: 59%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$37 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 293GB free Firmware: CC24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 108 104 109 109 105 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	78.4% Very good	Read 166 Write 136 Mixed 84.6 SusWrite 107 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 151% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 114%
HGST Travelstar 5K1000 2.5" 1TB 129,581 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 930GB free Firmware: JA0OA560 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 96 98 99 98 98 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	56.3% Above average	Read 98.3 Write 98.3 Mixed 38.4 SusWrite 97.8 61% 83.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 106% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-14900CL10-8GBXL Kingston KHX1600C9D3/2GX Kingston KHX1600C9D3/2GX 12GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 1867, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 2048, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	43.2% Average	MC Read 14.4 MC Write 14.7 MC Mixed 12.8 40% 14 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 14.9 SC Mixed 13.9 40% 13.8 GB/s	Latency 58.8 68% 58.8 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 43.2% Great: 41%

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Typical Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) Builds (Compare 2,602 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	858x
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 $76Bench 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	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 $174	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 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16