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 above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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. 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 65.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	80% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Very high background CPU (55%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit farver
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150828
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Apr 03 '19 at 19:06
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	55%

PC Performing above expectations (66^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-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	65.9% Good	Memory 94.5 1-Core 114 2-Core 226 83% 145 Pts	4-Core 205 8-Core 293 31% 249 Pts	64-Core 386 24% 386 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 82%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35 80,916 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 27GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3J96R9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 68 57 62 34 65 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	80% Very good	Read 487 Write 348 Mixed 154 SusWrite 80 59% 267 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 37.1 150% 57.7 MB/s	DQ Read 296 DQ Write 150 DQ Mixed 107 110% 184 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 82%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 238GB 2,635 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 53GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 261 121 102 148 125 117 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 448 Mixed 388 SusWrite 146 83% 372 MB/s	4K Read 39.8 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 51.1 182% 65.6 MB/s	DQ Read 329 DQ Write 225 DQ Mixed 173 157% 242 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 101%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 226GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 171 172 172 172 171 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	84.2% Excellent	Read 121 Write 103 Mixed 57.3 SusWrite 171 82% 113 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 2.5 433% 3 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 84.2% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CML8GX3M1A1600C9 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 16GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	45.6% Average	MC Read 14.7 MC Write 16.1 MC Mixed 14.3 43% 15 GB/s	SC Read 12.3 SC Write 15.9 SC Mixed 13.5 40% 13.9 GB/s	Latency 58.5 68% 58.5 ns
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 50%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) Builds (Compare 2,573 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	846x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	616x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	307x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	440x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	206x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	175x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	119x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 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	98x
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 i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16