MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	64.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	105% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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, 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	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 20 '19 at 21:21
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670K-$100 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4.3 GHz, turbo 5.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Memory 97.1 1-Core 127 2-Core 249 89% 157 Pts	4-Core 478 8-Core 473 64% 476 Pts	64-Core 477 30% 477 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Nvidia(10DE 1C03) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2063 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 417.71 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	64.8% Good	Lighting 81.4 Reflection 81.4 Parallax 69.8 66% 77.5 fps	MRender 73.9 Gravity 75.1 Splatting 77 62% 75.3 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 64.8% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SHSS37A480G 480GB 14,802 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 384GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM00.U SusWrite @10s intervals: 340 457 449 446 445 447 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 460 Write 447 Mixed 294 SusWrite 431 92% 408 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 39.5 150% 58.8 MB/s	DQ Read 322 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 67.5 123% 243 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 110%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 32GB-$9 66,405 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 29GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 17 19 19 21 19 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	19.8% Very poor	Read 90.1 Write 36.4 Mixed 12.5 SusWrite 18.8 42% 39.5 MB/s	4K Read 9.8 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.2 46% 3.37 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 19.8% Great: 28%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C10 2x8GB 3,028 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	80% Excellent	MC Read 28.8 MC Write 29.6 MC Mixed 25.6 80% 28 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 23.4 SC Mixed 25.6 66% 22.9 GB/s	Latency 49.9 80% 49.9 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 79%

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Gaming 42%

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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 $76Bench 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 $176	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) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16