MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 15% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	16.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	69.7% 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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	1.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140422
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 07 '21 at 11:09
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4440-$128 81,111 User benchmarks, average bench 61% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	76.9% Very good	Memory 94.6 1-Core 85.8 2-Core 170 70% 117 Pts	4-Core 345 8-Core 336 46% 341 Pts	64-Core 324 20% 324 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 70%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92 309,423 User benchmarks, average bench 17% MSI(1462 3102) CLim: 1333 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	16.4% Very poor	Lighting 19.8 Reflection 18 Parallax 20.6 16% 19.5 fps	MRender 25.2 Gravity 22.2 Splatting 16.5 17% 21.3 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 16.4% Great: 19%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 250GB-$40 77,177 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 24GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 299 378 264 273 132 190 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	69.7% Good	Read 340 Write 298 Mixed 245 SusWrite 256 64% 285 MB/s	4K Read 21.7 4K Write 35.4 4K Mixed 28 88% 28.4 MB/s	DQ Read 347 DQ Write 237 DQ Mixed 233 190% 272 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 69.7% Great: 123%
Seagate Expansion 2TB 49,966 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1TB free Firmware: 0712 SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 41 40 41 41 42 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	22.1% Poor	Read 35.5 Write 37 Mixed 32.5 SusWrite 40.1 27% 36.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 0.6 192% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 22.1% Great: 67%
WD Elements 25A2 1TB 31,808 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 741GB free, PID 25a2 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 41 41 41 42 41 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	28.3% Poor	Read 41 Write 40.5 Mixed 31 SusWrite 40.6 52% 38.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.3 161% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 28.3% Great: 63%
Mass Storage Device 128GB 296 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 106GB free, PID 125d Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 20 20 20 20 20 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	18% Very poor	Read 20.3 Write 18.7 Mixed 18.2 SusWrite 19.6 26% 19.2 MB/s	4K Read 2.9 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 3.6 245% 3.27 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 18% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GB-$35 38,490 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	62% Good	MC Read 23.9 MC Write 23.4 MC Mixed 19.3 63% 22.2 GB/s	SC Read 13 SC Write 13.4 SC Mixed 16.5 41% 14.3 GB/s	Latency 58.1 69% 58.1 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 67%

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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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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 $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