MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 85.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	72.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	96.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

Run History

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141224
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 16 '21 at 14:52
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing way above expectations (91^st 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, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	85.8% Excellent	Memory 92.5 1-Core 85.6 2-Core 231 76% 137 Pts	4-Core 458 8-Core 454 61% 456 Pts	64-Core 432 27% 432 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% MSI(1462 3792) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 2100 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.11 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	72.2% Very good	Lighting 95.9 Reflection 89.9 Parallax 78.9 78% 88.2 fps	MRender 70.5 Gravity 80.6 Splatting 71.8 61% 74.3 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
JAJS600M128C 128GB 988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 78GB free (System drive) Firmware: SN07373 SusWrite @10s intervals: 246 395 367 285 103 104 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	Read 481 Write 413 Mixed 372 SusWrite 250 85% 379 MB/s	4K Read 41 4K Write 96.9 4K Mixed 44.7 171% 60.9 MB/s	DQ Read 142 DQ Write 293 DQ Mixed 177 146% 204 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 96%
WD WD15EVDS-73V9B1 1.5TB 2,082 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 760GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 88 89 89 88 90 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	51% Above average	Read 89.6 Write 82.3 Mixed 54.2 SusWrite 87.7 58% 78.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 158% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 54%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$24 89,637 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 329GB free Firmware: SC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 100 98 99 99 99 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	55.3% Above average	Read 97.3 Write 99.1 Mixed 52.9 SusWrite 95.2 63% 86.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 10,124 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	63.2% Good	MC Read 22.1 MC Write 23.1 MC Mixed 20 62% 21.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 21.2 SC Mixed 20.3 57% 19.8 GB/s	Latency 63.1 63% 63.1 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 62%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $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