MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 80% Battleship	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	56.2% 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	97% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	20.3 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150528
Uptime	2.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 22 '20 at 21:09
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	70.7% Very good	Memory 84.6 1-Core 119 2-Core 178 75% 127 Pts	4-Core 306 8-Core 593 53% 449 Pts	64-Core 611 38% 611 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 367A) CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	56.2% Above average	Lighting 71.2 Reflection 71 Parallax 63.5 58% 68.5 fps	MRender 75 Gravity 65.2 Splatting 56.7 53% 65.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow KC400 512GB-$180 2,804 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 239GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM00.W SusWrite @10s intervals: 218 386 456 457 3.4 439 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	97% Outstanding	Read 474 Write 84.8 Mixed 303 SusWrite 326 66% 297 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 89.4 4K Mixed 38.8 141% 52.4 MB/s	DQ Read 313 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 66.9 123% 242 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 108%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 224GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 115 116 117 116 117 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	67.9% Good	Read 121 Write 105 Mixed 103 SusWrite 116 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 150% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 67.9% Great: 67%
WD Green 500GB (2009)-$23 63,281 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 82GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 76 78 79 78 78 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	50.6% Above average	Read 98.5 Write 92.6 Mixed 58 SusWrite 77.8 60% 81.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 121% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 54%
WD My Book 1TB 10,299 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 172GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 41 42 42 42 43 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	20.6% Poor	Read 40.8 Write 39.3 Mixed 27.1 SusWrite 41.2 50% 37.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 94% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 20.6% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1866C9D3/4GX KHX1866C10D3/8G KHX1866C9D3/4GX KHX1866C10D3/8G 24GB 54 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1867, 1333, 1867, 1333 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	56.7% Above average	MC Read 21.4 MC Write 21.2 MC Mixed 16.6 56% 19.7 GB/s	SC Read 13.7 SC Write 20.5 SC Mixed 16.9 49% 17 GB/s	Latency 72.5 55% 72.5 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 64%

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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	844x
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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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