MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Surfboard	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (18th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 82 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 78.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	29.7% 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	33.5% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 28 '20 at 14:02
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	MOZ-User
Background CPU	34%

PC Performing way below expectations (18^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	78.7% Very good	Memory 83.9 1-Core 124 2-Core 224 82% 144 Pts	4-Core 396 8-Core 577 61% 486 Pts	64-Core 566 35% 566 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 8520) CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 417.71 Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	29.7% Poor	Lighting 36.9 Reflection 40.4 Parallax 35.3 30% 37.5 fps	MRender 37.6 Gravity 37.6 Splatting 32.4 29% 35.8 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 29.7% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 13GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z32080RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 49 62 57 39 38 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	33.5% Below average	Read 382 Write 157 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 56 36% 165 MB/s	4K Read 12.4 4K Write 33 4K Mixed 0.2 36% 15.2 MB/s	DQ Read 132 DQ Write 94.4 DQ Mixed 12 36% 79.3 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 33.5% Great: 86%
Spcc Solid State Disk 240GB 15,968 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 53GB free Firmware: S8FM08.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 7.1 7.1 7.3 34 7.4 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	33.5% Below average	Read 472 Write 296 Mixed 176 SusWrite 44.9 54% 248 MB/s	4K Read 19.1 4K Write 7.6 4K Mixed 6.3 41% 11 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 33.5% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown SP008GLLTU160N02 0420 16GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	30.5% Below average	MC Read 10.6 MC Write 10.5 MC Mixed 8.3 28% 9.8 GB/s	SC Read 8.7 SC Write 10 SC Mixed 8.7 26% 9.13 GB/s	Latency 73.5 54% 73.5 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 30.5% Great: 56%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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 2,571 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	845x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $15	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) $37	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