MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 54% Yacht	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 44% Speed boat


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 an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 91.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	52.8% 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	123% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 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.

Run History

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	6.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 29 '20 at 17:37
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	0%

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 i5-4690K-$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 (100^th percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	Memory 97.6 1-Core 126 2-Core 252 90% 159 Pts	4-Core 497 8-Core 488 66% 493 Pts	64-Core 490 30% 490 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 853F) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1802 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.38 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	52.8% Above average	Lighting 66 Reflection 69.5 Parallax 62.3 54% 65.9 fps	MRender 74.2 Gravity 61.6 Splatting 54.5 51% 63.4 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 128GB-$70 18,195 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 42GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 475 477 488 486 352 298 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 521 Write 494 Mixed 362 SusWrite 429 102% 452 MB/s	4K Read 40.1 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 49.6 197% 75.7 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 335 260% 355 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 119%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 193GB free Firmware: CC4H SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 152 160 154 154 156 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	74.3% Very good	Read 104 Write 83.4 Mixed 77.2 SusWrite 155 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 16,472 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	85.8% Excellent	MC Read 32 MC Write 32.6 MC Mixed 26.9 87% 30.5 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 23.2 SC Mixed 24.3 65% 22.8 GB/s	Latency 48 83% 48 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 63%

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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	848x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	616x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	308x

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 $80Bench 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 $40
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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16