MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	58.5% 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	78.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 (53%). 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	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150828
Uptime	5.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 27 '21 at 01:13
Run Duration	286 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	53%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^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-$50 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	78.9% Very good	Memory 88.9 1-Core 109 2-Core 207 78% 135 Pts	4-Core 393 8-Core 432 54% 412 Pts	64-Core 389 24% 389 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 78.9% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3283) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.68 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	58.5% Above average	Lighting 72.7 Reflection 112 Parallax 71.3 59% 85.3 fps	MRender 69.2 Gravity 72.5 Splatting 67.6 57% 69.8 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SK hynix SC401 SATA 256GB 2,615 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 78GB free (System drive) Firmware: 90000121 SusWrite @10s intervals: 238 170 111 112 107 100 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	78.4% Very good	Read 460 Write 446 Mixed 367 SusWrite 140 79% 353 MB/s	4K Read 25.1 4K Write 87.8 4K Mixed 33.1 127% 48.7 MB/s	DQ Read 228 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 252 199% 273 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 86%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 466GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 179 179 174 176 181 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Read 163 Write 128 Mixed 89.5 SusWrite 174 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 157% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLT4G3D1869DT1TX0. Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G 1315 BLT4G3D1869DT1TX0. Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G 16GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 1867, 1600, 1867, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	66.3% Good	MC Read 24.7 MC Write 26.1 MC Mixed 19.1 67% 23.3 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 21 SC Mixed 19.9 56% 19.7 GB/s	Latency 68.5 58% 68.5 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 66.3% Great: 66%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 62: 6R 7G 11B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
62%	22%	107	317	235	60	21.5"	1920 1080	BNQ785E G2420HDBL

History: Score 36: 5R 2G 5B | Score 55: 5R 6G 12B | Score 62: 6R 7G 11B

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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	858x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	621x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	311x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	442x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	208x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	178x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	119x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	67x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	61x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	154x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	99x
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 i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16