MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 88.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	70.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 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	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141224
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 24 '19 at 20:13
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	88.6% Excellent	Memory 95.1 1-Core 117 2-Core 204 81% 139 Pts	4-Core 476 8-Core 471 63% 473 Pts	64-Core 472 29% 472 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 88.6% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% EVGA(3842 1167) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.39 Performing below potential (74^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	70.3% Very good	Lighting 91.2 Reflection 84.2 Parallax 72.6 74% 82.6 fps	MRender 69.6 Gravity 79.9 Splatting 78 62% 75.8 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 70.3% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 438GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 100 76 121 131 129 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Read 200 Write 161 Mixed 105 SusWrite 107 105% 143 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 248% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 108%
Maxtor 6L200M0 204GB-$44 1,500 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 54GB free Firmware: BANC1G10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 40 40 40 40 40 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	23.9% Poor	Read 42.8 Write 45.5 Mixed 30.8 SusWrite 39.8 29% 39.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.6 140% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 23.9% Great: 35%
WD Black 2.5" 500GB (2011)-$50 12,013 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 238GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 112 112 112 112 112 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	65.5% Good	Read 116 Write 107 Mixed 70.5 SusWrite 112 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 193% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 65.5% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 22,320 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	63.9% Good	MC Read 22.2 MC Write 23 MC Mixed 20.2 62% 21.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 22 SC Mixed 20.2 57% 20 GB/s	Latency 56.9 70% 56.9 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 63%

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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	844x
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 $109Bench 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 $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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