MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 77.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	56.9% 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	79.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 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.

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	9.9 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Jan 12 '20 at 08:23
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	EST-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd 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 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	77.1% Very good	Memory 91.6 1-Core 99 2-Core 192 75% 127 Pts	4-Core 360 8-Core 379 49% 369 Pts	64-Core 377 23% 377 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2978) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	56.9% Above average	Lighting 70.8 Reflection 77.5 Parallax 67.5 58% 71.9 fps	MRender 76.2 Gravity 67.3 Splatting 61.9 55% 68.5 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 164GB free (System drive) Firmware: 608ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 103 187 146 182 134 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	79.2% Very good	Read 312 Write 259 Mixed 208 SusWrite 145 52% 231 MB/s	4K Read 24.3 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 46.8 152% 58.2 MB/s	DQ Read 219 DQ Write 239 DQ Mixed 158 138% 205 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 79.2% Great: 85%
Hitachi HDS5C3020BLE630 2TB 4,090 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 145GB free Firmware: MZ4OAAB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 141 141 142 142 144 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	83.8% Excellent	Read 151 Write 146 Mixed 32.8 SusWrite 141 85% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.4 112% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 84%
Mass Storage Device 16GB 1,889 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 15GB free, PID 1212 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 18 18 18 18 18 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	16.9% Very poor	Read 17 Write 16.2 Mixed 16.5 SusWrite 17.6 23% 16.8 MB/s	4K Read 4.4 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 3.5 241% 3.67 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 16.9% Great: 16%
WD Elements 2TB 35,768 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 735GB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 26 26 26 26 26 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	13.3% Very poor	Read 27.2 Write 22.9 Mixed 21.6 SusWrite 25.4 33% 24.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 64% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 13.3% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT51264BD160BJ.M8F 1315 CT102464BA160B.M16 12GB 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	55.5% Above average	MC Read 19.1 MC Write 20.5 MC Mixed 17.2 54% 18.9 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 18.3 SC Mixed 18.2 49% 17.1 GB/s	Latency 64.7 62% 64.7 ns

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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	851x
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 $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	67x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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 $290	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 $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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