MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Yacht	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 94.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	43.8% 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	114% 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	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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 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	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit renk
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 19 '21 at 10:44
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	TUR-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Memory 95.1 1-Core 130 2-Core 257 90% 161 Pts	4-Core 508 8-Core 692 76% 600 Pts	64-Core 694 43% 694 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% HP(103C 82F5) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1266 MHz, MLim: 1950 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.11.2 Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	43.8% Average	Lighting 53 Reflection 61.2 Parallax 77.7 43% 64 fps	MRender 63.6 Gravity 61.6 Splatting 44.6 45% 56.6 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 43.8% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Ultimate SU800 256GB-$54 40,725 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 173GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q0518BS SusWrite @10s intervals: 454 472 474 480 481 481 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 457 Mixed 420 SusWrite 474 105% 466 MB/s	4K Read 31.6 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 46 168% 64.4 MB/s	DQ Read 225 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 238 194% 270 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 118%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 907GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 204 204 204 199 204 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 152 Write 147 Mixed 28.9 SusWrite 202 96% 132 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2.1 380% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 112%
Wilk USB DISK 3.0 16GB 228 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 14GB free, PID 6300 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.5 10 11 9.9 8.7 15 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	9.28% Terrible	Read 41.4 Write 16.4 Mixed 15.7 SusWrite 10.7 24% 21 MB/s	4K Read 4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 15% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 9.28% Great: 28%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 19,522 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	60.8% Good	MC Read 21.5 MC Write 22 MC Mixed 17.7 58% 20.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.9 SC Write 23.2 SC Mixed 19.8 57% 20 GB/s	Latency 56.9 70% 56.9 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 63%

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Gaming 42%

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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 $178	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16