MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.6%, 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)
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.

Very high background CPU (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	19.4 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 16 '21 at 00:14
Run Duration	188 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	41%

PC Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690-$52 73,695 User benchmarks, average bench 67% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	72.6% Very good	Memory 88.8 1-Core 110 2-Core 224 80% 141 Pts	4-Core 324 8-Core 343 44% 334 Pts	64-Core 328 20% 328 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 72.6% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 56,417 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 328D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	56.2% Above average	Lighting 69.8 Reflection 72 Parallax 66.8 57% 69.5 fps	MRender 66.4 Gravity 69.3 Splatting 65.7 55% 67.1 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 17GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 5,939 Write 4,521 Mixed 4,871 1,136% 5,110 MB/s	4K Read 506 4K Write 222 4K Mixed 275 1,236% 334 MB/s	DQ Read 1,173 DQ Write 1,108 DQ Mixed 1163 867% 1,148 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2018)-$74 6,712 User benchmarks, average bench 262% 47GB free Firmware: 101200WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 692 696 562 521 456 421 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	163% Outstanding	Read 686 Write 678 Mixed 672 SusWrite 558 146% 648 MB/s	4K Read 44.6 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 65 219% 79.4 MB/s	DQ Read 773 DQ Write 731 DQ Mixed 1,012 688% 839 MB/s
Poor: 182% ↑ This bench: 163% Great: 335%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01L01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 111 111 111 111 112 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	74.6% Very good	Read 149 Write 135 Mixed 91 SusWrite 111 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 0.9 199% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 74.6% Great: 85%
Seagate GoFlex Mac 1.5TB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 110GB free, PID 6021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 40 39 40 39 39 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	15.1% Very poor	Read 35.5 Write 38 Mixed 17.5 SusWrite 39.3 44% 32.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 29% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 15.1% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMY8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMY8GX3M2A1600C9 Micron 16KTF1G64AZ-1G9P1 Micron 16KTF1G64AZ-1G9P1 24GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1600, 1600, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	52.4% Above average	MC Read 17.5 MC Write 19.2 MC Mixed 16.5 51% 17.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.8 SC Write 19.6 SC Mixed 16.6 49% 17 GB/s	Latency 68.7 58% 68.7 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 52.4% Great: 52%

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Typical Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) Builds (Compare 2,573 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	846x
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 $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	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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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