MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 84.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	42.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	69.4% 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.

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, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 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	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150828
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Jun 06 '19 at 03:25
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	MNE-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	84.1% Excellent	Memory 95.4 1-Core 113 2-Core 226 83% 145 Pts	4-Core 393 8-Core 588 61% 491 Pts	64-Core 471 29% 471 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% MSI(1462 3170) CLim: 1635 MHz, MLim: 1952 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.8% Average	Lighting 45.5 Reflection 80.3 Parallax 71.1 37% 65.6 fps	MRender 76.7 Gravity 58 Splatting 64.2 54% 66.3 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 42.8% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100 46,066 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 39GB free (System drive) Firmware: 580ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 134 125 120 107 103 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	69.4% Good	Read 289 Write 154 Mixed 252 SusWrite 120 46% 204 MB/s	4K Read 23.3 4K Write 81.7 4K Mixed 42.5 133% 49.2 MB/s	DQ Read 197 DQ Write 188 DQ Mixed 174 136% 187 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 69.4% Great: 87%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 310GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 457 460 471 449 286 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 479 Mixed 455 SusWrite 424 104% 462 MB/s	4K Read 37.6 4K Write 96.4 4K Mixed 55.6 179% 63.2 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 356 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$37 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 762GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 137 137 138 148 159 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 172 Mixed 78 SusWrite 141 104% 143 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 114%

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 above expectations (83^rd percentile)	68.8% Good	MC Read 24.9 MC Write 25.5 MC Mixed 21.2 68% 23.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 20.8 SC Mixed 22.4 58% 20.2 GB/s	Latency 56 72% 56 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 72%

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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	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 $94Bench 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 $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $361	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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