MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	35.7% 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)
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Very high background CPU (33%). 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	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs,
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20141224
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 10 '19 at 19:18
Run Duration	197 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	33%

PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690S-$141 2,142 User benchmarks, average bench 73% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	79% Very good	Memory 95.5 1-Core 108 2-Core 210 80% 138 Pts	4-Core 360 8-Core 376 49% 368 Pts	64-Core 398 25% 398 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Nvidia(10DE 1138) 2GB CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	35.7% Below average	Lighting 46.7 Reflection 44 Parallax 39.6 38% 43.4 fps	MRender 40.1 Gravity 40.2 Splatting 35.6 31% 38.6 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 35.7% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 830 128GB-$109 37,250 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 1GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXM03B1Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 111 Write 28.8 Mixed 41.3 13% 60.3 MB/s	4K Read 17 4K Write 10.6 4K Mixed 12.1 47% 13.2 MB/s	DQ Read 265 DQ Write 46.3 DQ Mixed 67.7 72% 126 MB/s
Poor: 48% Great: 76%
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40 53,931 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 37GB free Firmware: X31200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 332 224 214 216 196 214 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	80.9% Excellent	Read 418 Write 385 Mixed 285 SusWrite 233 74% 330 MB/s	4K Read 24.2 4K Write 74.5 4K Mixed 31.9 117% 43.5 MB/s	DQ Read 315 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 234 198% 287 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 101%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 118GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 100 98 99 99 99 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	57.7% Above average	Read 102 Write 94 Mixed 74 SusWrite 99 68% 92.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 191% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 76%
Samsung HD321KJ 320GB-$42 12,070 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 82GB free Firmware: CP100-10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 64 63 63 64 63 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	32.2% Below average	Read 48.3 Write 29.5 Mixed 41.5 SusWrite 63.6 34% 45.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 129% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 32.2% Great: 43%
Corsair Voyager LS 64GB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 43GB free, PID 1a0b Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 15 15 15 15 16 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	11.8% Very poor	Read 40 Write 39 Mixed 12.5 SusWrite 16 34% 26.9 MB/s	4K Read 5.5 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 1.9 99% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 11.8% Great: 25%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 1,619 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 436GB free, PID a00e Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 91 88 90 91 90 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	34.9% Below average	Read 67.5 Write 85 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 89.5 93% 67.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 86% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 34.9% Great: 44%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 16GB 290 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 5GB free, PID a20b Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 16 15 15 15 16 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	7.27% Terrible	Read 20.3 Write 5 Mixed 8.5 SusWrite 15.3 15% 12.3 MB/s	4K Read 4.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 16% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 7.27% Great: 10%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 122,541 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	71% Very good	MC Read 25.3 MC Write 26.8 MC Mixed 22.8 71% 25 GB/s	SC Read 17.3 SC Write 19.1 SC Mixed 22.7 56% 19.7 GB/s	Latency 55.6 72% 55.6 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 71% Great: 72%

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Typical Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) Builds (Compare 2,585 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	851x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	617x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	309x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	441x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	207x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	175x

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	60x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	153x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	99x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	48x

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Total price: $783

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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