MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 68% Battle cruiser	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	90.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140627
Uptime	1.8 Days
Run Date	Nov 12 '19 at 00:36
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^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 above expectations (71^st percentile)	73.9% Very good	Memory 91.2 1-Core 113 2-Core 222 81% 142 Pts	4-Core 308 8-Core 435 47% 371 Pts	64-Core 425 26% 425 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Gigabyte(1458 37D9) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.12 Performing below potential (53^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	90.3% Outstanding	Lighting 114 Reflection 115 Parallax 117 93% 116 fps	MRender 138 Gravity 100 Splatting 83.7 85% 107 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 10GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0CB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 40 39 37 21 19 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
WDC WDS240G2G0B-00EPW0 240GB 85,321 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 63GB free Firmware: UJ450000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 243 46 178 135 101 101 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	51.9% Above average	Read 453 Write 359 Mixed 226 SusWrite 134 65% 293 MB/s	4K Read 22.6 4K Write 38.4 4K Mixed 13.3 72% 24.8 MB/s	DQ Read 118 DQ Write 87.9 DQ Mixed 41.9 48% 82.4 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 55%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 150GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 150 151 153 153 153 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	88.6% Excellent	Read 157 Write 126 Mixed 85 SusWrite 152 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 182% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 88.6% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown Team-Elite-1600 0423 TEAMGROUP-UD3-1600 0423 Team-Elite-1600 0423 TEAMGROUP-UD3-1600 16GB 32 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	58.6% Above average	MC Read 20.1 MC Write 22.4 MC Mixed 17.8 57% 20.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 21.4 SC Mixed 18.6 52% 18.3 GB/s	Latency 65.4 61% 65.4 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 61%

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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	845x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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