MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 49.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	18.7% 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	134% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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 (76%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	8.1 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 29 '21 at 23:20
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	76%

PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-4340-$60 866 User benchmarks, average bench 64% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	49.5% Average	Memory 78.4 1-Core 61.5 2-Core 125 54% 88.3 Pts	4-Core 117 8-Core 150 17% 134 Pts	64-Core 233 14% 233 Pts
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92 309,423 User benchmarks, average bench 17% EVGA(3842 3753) CLim: 1450 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	18.7% Very poor	Lighting 23 Reflection 20.4 Parallax 23 19% 22.1 fps	MRender 26.7 Gravity 24.9 Splatting 18.7 19% 23.4 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 18.7% Great: 19%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$120 24,278 User benchmarks, average bench 287% 779GB free (System drive) Firmware: P4CR Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 494 572 586 595 616 497 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	134% Outstanding	Read 610 Write 558 Mixed 597 SusWrite 560 131% 581 MB/s	4K Read 40.5 4K Write 70.6 4K Mixed 50.1 163% 53.7 MB/s	DQ Read 662 DQ Write 442 DQ Mixed 556 414% 554 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 370%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-12800CL9-2GBRL 0420 F3-1600C11-8GNT 0420 F3-12800CL9-2GBRL 12GB 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 2048, 8192, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	35.5% Below average	MC Read 12.8 MC Write 13.3 MC Mixed 10.6 35% 12.2 GB/s	SC Read 10.8 SC Write 9.9 SC Mixed 6.9 26% 9.2 GB/s	Latency 83.6 48% 83.6 ns

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	7	5	60	23.8"	1280 720	ACR0719 CB242Y

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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	844x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	616x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	306x

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 $275	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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