MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 103% UFO	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 87% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	117% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	58.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141224
Uptime	2.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 03 '21 at 15:42
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing above expectations (80^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 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Memory 96.5 1-Core 121 2-Core 245 87% 154 Pts	4-Core 420 8-Core 652 66% 536 Pts	64-Core 652 40% 652 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Gigabyte(1458 4001) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3525 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	117% Outstanding	Lighting 154 Reflection 149 Parallax 150 125% 151 fps	MRender 185 Gravity 132 Splatting 117 115% 145 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$36 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 25GB free (System drive) Firmware: 583ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 86 91 95 93 81 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	58.9% Above average	Read 224 Write 121 Mixed 134 SusWrite 89.7 32% 142 MB/s	4K Read 25.9 4K Write 98.7 4K Mixed 31.6 132% 52.1 MB/s	DQ Read 80.1 DQ Write 119 DQ Mixed 96.8 74% 98.6 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 73%
HyperX Savage 240GB-$117 39,518 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 113GB free Firmware: SAFM00.r SusWrite @10s intervals: 369 452 454 462 467 458 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 473 Write 445 Mixed 316 SusWrite 444 94% 420 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 40 152% 57.9 MB/s	DQ Read 358 DQ Write 354 DQ Mixed 68.6 131% 260 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 111%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$72 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 113GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 381 279 278 277 278 277 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 472 Mixed 432 SusWrite 295 95% 425 MB/s	4K Read 43.4 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 55.4 193% 68.4 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 236 212% 321 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 118%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$29 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 744GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 154 161 160 158 164 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	Read 167 Write 174 Mixed 104 SusWrite 159 111% 151 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 229% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMY8GX3M2B2133C9 0215 CMY8GX3M2B2133C9 0215 CMY8GX3M2A2400C11 0215 CMY8GX3M2A2400C11 16GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1600, 1600, 1800, 1800 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	75.6% Very good	MC Read 27.1 MC Write 28.4 MC Mixed 23.3 75% 26.3 GB/s	SC Read 19.6 SC Write 22.9 SC Mixed 24.7 64% 22.4 GB/s	Latency 52.3 76% 52.3 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 75.6% Great: 78%

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Typical Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) Builds (Compare 2,603 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	859x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	621x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	311x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	442x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	208x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	178x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	119x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	67x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	61x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	154x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	100x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	48x

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