MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 78.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	55% 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)
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	19.2 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 26 '20 at 04:52
Run Duration	198 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690-$51 73,695 User benchmarks, average bench 67% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	78.5% Very good	Memory 87.5 1-Core 115 2-Core 193 77% 132 Pts	4-Core 400 8-Core 415 54% 408 Pts	64-Core 423 26% 423 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 56,417 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 328D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	55% Above average	Lighting 68.6 Reflection 71.8 Parallax 68.7 56% 69.7 fps	MRender 67.4 Gravity 63.6 Splatting 64.9 53% 65.3 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 22GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 5,877 Write 4,468 Mixed 4563 1,104% 4,969 MB/s	4K Read 451 4K Write 195 4K Mixed 229 1,080% 292 MB/s	DQ Read 1,193 DQ Write 1,036 DQ Mixed 1129 842% 1,120 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2018)-$74 6,712 User benchmarks, average bench 262% 126GB free Firmware: 101200WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 703 704 702 703 705 705 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	170% Outstanding	Read 688 Write 686 Mixed 673 SusWrite 704 155% 688 MB/s	4K Read 43.5 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 61.6 214% 78.5 MB/s	DQ Read 775 DQ Write 731 DQ Mixed 1,029 697% 845 MB/s
Poor: 182% ↑ This bench: 170% Great: 335%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01L01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 102 101 103 103 102 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	62.8% Good	Read 116 Write 105 Mixed 84.1 SusWrite 102 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 0.9 196% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 62.8% Great: 85%
Seagate GoFlex Mac 1.5TB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 62GB free, PID 6021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 40 40 40 40 38 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	14.1% Very poor	Read 31.3 Write 33.5 Mixed 16 SusWrite 39.4 41% 30.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.3 22% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 14.1% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMY8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMY8GX3M2A1600C9 Micron 16KTF1G64AZ-1G9P1 Micron 16KTF1G64AZ-1G9P1 24GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1600, 1600, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	53.3% Above average	MC Read 18.2 MC Write 19.3 MC Mixed 16.6 52% 18 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 20 SC Mixed 17.7 50% 17.6 GB/s	Latency 70 57% 70 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 52%

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Typical Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) Builds (Compare 2,581 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	848x
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	206x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	175x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	119x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16