MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 64.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	3.71% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	55.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (29%). 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	3.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920x1080x4294967296 szín
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150528
Uptime	6.2 Days
Run Date	Apr 23 '19 at 13:11
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	HUN-User
Background CPU	29%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4460-$194 245,403 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	64.6% Good	Memory 93.8 1-Core 85.4 2-Core 138 66% 106 Pts	4-Core 200 8-Core 250 29% 225 Pts	64-Core 260 16% 260 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 7918) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.15.4240 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	3.71% Terrible	Lighting 3.7 Reflection 6.46 Parallax 6.16 3% 5.44 fps	MRender 9.05 Gravity 2.27 Splatting 7.13 5% 6.15 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.71% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$30 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 87GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 132 121 124 127 128 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	55.4% Above average	Read 400 Write 200 Mixed 203 SusWrite 140 52% 236 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 43 4K Mixed 23.2 94% 31.1 MB/s	DQ Read 50.3 DQ Write 52.4 DQ Mixed 46.9 36% 49.9 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 55.4% Great: 85%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 761GB free Firmware: MS2OA8R0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 97 101 103 108 107 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	46.9% Average	Read 63 Write 98.5 Mixed 34.2 SusWrite 101 54% 74.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.2 49% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 46.9% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GB-$35 38,490 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	58.9% Above average	MC Read 21.6 MC Write 23 MC Mixed 17.3 59% 20.6 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 16.4 SC Mixed 15.7 44% 15.5 GB/s	Latency 60.2 66% 60.2 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 67%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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 2,583 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	850x
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 $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	67x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 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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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $783

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $45	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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16