MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 66.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	60.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	115% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	21.8 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141224
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 25 '21 at 03:03
Run Duration	238 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	30%

PC Performing as expected (60^th 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 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	66.1% Good	Memory 88.8 1-Core 108 2-Core 170 73% 122 Pts	4-Core 235 8-Core 421 40% 328 Pts	64-Core 504 31% 504 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 66.1% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% MSI(1462 3170) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	60.5% Good	Lighting 74.3 Reflection 86.3 Parallax 75.3 61% 78.6 fps	MRender 78.7 Gravity 76.4 Splatting 68.1 60% 74.4 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 60.5% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$54 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 261GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 254 379 417 408 413 360 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 462 Write 402 Mixed 405 SusWrite 372 92% 410 MB/s	4K Read 32.3 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 59.2 183% 67.4 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 296 241% 341 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 125%
Seagate ST3000DM003-1F216N 3TB 4,050 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 144 144 146 146 143 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	80.4% Excellent	Read 137 Write 132 Mixed 72.3 SusWrite 143 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 116% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 186 185 184 185 186 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	Read 136 Write 112 Mixed 81.6 SusWrite 184 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 113%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 159 160 162 162 162 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Read 149 Write 119 Mixed 67.3 SusWrite 158 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 157% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 96%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB (2010)-$35 32,229 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 462GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 95 96 96 95 95 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	53.5% Above average	Read 91.7 Write 89 Mixed 53.7 SusWrite 94.8 60% 82.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 128% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 50%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMY16GX3M2A1866C9 1315 BLT4G3D1608DT2TXOB 0215 CMY16GX3M2A1866C9 1315 BLT4G3D1608DT2TXOB 24GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 1333, 1600, 1333, 1600 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	58.4% Above average	MC Read 22.6 MC Write 21.4 MC Mixed 16.6 58% 20.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.7 SC Write 20.8 SC Mixed 19.1 51% 17.9 GB/s	Latency 68.7 58% 68.7 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 65%

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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	9	7	60	23.8"	1280 720	LEN61A6 T24i-10

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Typical Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) Builds (Compare 2,571 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	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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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 $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