MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing CPU, RAM
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Graphics	53.9% 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	63.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

8 years ago, 8 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140422
Uptime	3 Days
Run Date	Oct 12 '15 at 04:55
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		1-Core 103 2-Core 212 71% 157 Pts	4-Core 391 8-Core 404 53% 397 Pts	64-Core 406 25% 406 Pts
Poor: 53% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-Ti-$410 30,815 User benchmarks, average bench 53% EVGA(3842 2884) 3GB Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.5598 Performing below potential (71^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	53.9% Above average	Lighting 68.3 Reflection 67.4 Parallax 82.5 56% 72.7 fps	MRender 80.3 Gravity 57.6 Splatting 51.9 50% 63.3 fps
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 59%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
ST3500418AS 120GB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 46GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5.05 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 116 116 143708303 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 75 75 129235565958687 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 272 (AB) Unknown 0 0 0 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 109 (B1) Unknown 0 0 4 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 27 49 64427720731 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 143708303 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 143708303 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 143708303 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 22754 (EA) Unknown 0 0 17946 (F1) Unknown 0 0 17946 (F2) Unknown 0 0 17289	63.6% Good	Read 470 Write 136 Mixed 202 58% 269 MB/s	4K Read 24.9 4K Write 87.4 4K Mixed 13.6 101% 42 MB/s	DQ Read 184 DQ Write 148 DQ Mixed 39 64% 124 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 63.6% Great: 101%
Seagate ST3500418AS 1TB 38 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 807GB free Firmware: CC46 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 114 100 78234256 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 12 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 563646 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 417 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 12 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 72 59 689635356 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 3 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 1927 (C2) HDA temperature 28 41 81604378652 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -73164767887120 (F1) Unknown 100 253 671342592 (F2) Unknown 100 253 9170313637	99% Outstanding	Read 181 Write 164 Mixed 171 130% 172 MB/s	4K Read 0.86 4K Write 1.82 4K Mixed 0.25 97% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 99%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$109 43,695 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 571GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 123 112 6850 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 612 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 67 67 24610 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 398 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 117 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 132 132 204257 (C2) HDA temperature 122 95 25 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	55.9% Above average	Read 102 Write 92.5 Mixed 90.6 72% 95 MB/s	4K Read 0.52 4K Write 1.81 4K Mixed 0.23 80% 0.85 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 55.9% Great: 69%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 122GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 5 (03) Spinup time 159 155 5041 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 5606 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 51 51 36173 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1457 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 649 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 5600 (C2) HDA temperature 114 97 33 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 1738 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	50.3% Above average	Read 108 Write 66.7 Mixed 64.8 60% 80 MB/s	4K Read 0.61 4K Write 1.63 4K Mixed 0.33 92% 0.86 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 50.3% Great: 69%

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Desktop 84%

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Workstation 36%

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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