MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Jet ski	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 75.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	48% 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	96.6% 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.

Very high background CPU (56%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	3.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 08 '21 at 19:55
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	56%

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PC Performing as expected (41^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 below expectations (23^rd percentile)	75.5% Very good	Memory 82.4 1-Core 105 2-Core 208 75% 132 Pts	4-Core 381 8-Core 477 55% 429 Pts	64-Core 488 30% 488 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Asus(1043 85ED) 3GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 466.27 Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48% Average	Lighting 58.2 Reflection 63.3 Parallax 59.5 47% 60.3 fps	MRender 63.1 Gravity 60.7 Splatting 56.9 49% 60.2 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 99,566 User benchmarks, average bench 177% 63GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXB7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 247 194 199 204 196 189 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Read 749 Write 428 Mixed 372 SusWrite 205 97% 439 MB/s	4K Read 23.7 4K Write 48.4 4K Mixed 29.8 100% 34 MB/s	DQ Read 709 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 390 324% 477 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 236%
WD Blue 250GB-$90 26,761 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 409GB free Firmware: X41100WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 325 205 206 202 201 201 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	61% Good	Read 334 Write 327 Mixed 249 SusWrite 223 64% 283 MB/s	4K Read 14.6 4K Write 30.2 4K Mixed 22.7 67% 22.5 MB/s	DQ Read 282 DQ Write 293 DQ Mixed 250 198% 275 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 100%
WD Red 1TB (2012)-$91 37,583 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 662GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 154 155 155 153 156 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	82.1% Excellent	Read 132 Write 124 Mixed 81.8 SusWrite 154 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 87%
Seagate IronWolf 1TB (2016)-$57 2,225 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 1.5TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 227 232 234 234 231 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	Read 244 Write 250 Mixed 68.6 SusWrite 231 144% 198 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 1 219% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR3 1600 2x8GB 2,890 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1800 MHz Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	55.1% Above average	MC Read 19.7 MC Write 21.6 MC Mixed 17.7 56% 19.7 GB/s	SC Read 10.7 SC Write 18 SC Mixed 14.3 41% 14.3 GB/s	Latency 76.3 52% 76.3 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 63%

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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 $295	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