MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	16% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	26.8% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

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

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20140422
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 11 '19 at 22:33
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	5%

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 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	83.2% Excellent	Memory 92.4 1-Core 111 2-Core 220 81% 141 Pts	4-Core 432 8-Core 408 57% 420 Pts	64-Core 421 26% 421 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-$120 66,662 User benchmarks, average bench 15% Asus(1043 84C2) 2GB CLim: 1333 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	16% Very poor	Lighting 19.8 Reflection 16.2 Parallax 16.9 16% 17.6 fps	MRender 23.2 Gravity 18.9 Splatting 16.7 16% 19.6 fps
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 16% Great: 16%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD 64GB-$56 3,862 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 8GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 17 15 11 12 11 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	26.8% Poor	Read 416 Write 28.5 Mixed 63.5 SusWrite 12.9 28% 130 MB/s	4K Read 18.2 4K Write 6.2 4K Mixed 2.5 34% 8.97 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 26.8% Great: 48%
Sandisk S128G 126GB 21,984 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 113GB free Firmware: 3.2. SusWrite @10s intervals: 340 350 343 338 357 359 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	53.3% Above average	Read 417 Write 326 Mixed 88 SusWrite 348 66% 295 MB/s	4K Read 15.2 4K Write 17 4K Mixed 11.5 47% 14.6 MB/s	DQ Read 32.4 DQ Write 18.9 DQ Mixed 11.6 12% 21 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 56%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 750GB (2010)-$70 21,848 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 387GB free Firmware: 0002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 99 100 99 100 101 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	57.9% Above average	Read 102 Write 97.5 Mixed 53.7 SusWrite 99.6 65% 88.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.7 118% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 62%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 360GB free Firmware: CC4H SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 193 191 184 191 188 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 160 Mixed 81.8 SusWrite 189 112% 154 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 114%
USB DISK 2.0 8GB 478 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 7GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.4 9 10 9.7 10 11 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	5.81% Terrible	Read 13.8 Write 10.5 Mixed 4.3 SusWrite 9.8 12% 9.6 MB/s	4K Read 7.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 26% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.81% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ares DDR3 1866 C9 2x4GB 1,522 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1867 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	33.8% Below average	MC Read 11.3 MC Write 11.6 MC Mixed 9.2 31% 10.7 GB/s	SC Read 10.2 SC Write 11.2 SC Mixed 9.6 30% 10.3 GB/s	Latency 63.4 63% 63.4 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 33.8% Great: 71%

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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 2,569 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	844x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	616x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	306x

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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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