MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	17.3% 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)
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.

Run History

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

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140422
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Aug 31 '21 at 16:33
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	82% Excellent	Memory 91.4 1-Core 109 2-Core 210 79% 137 Pts	4-Core 392 8-Core 578 60% 485 Pts	64-Core 582 36% 582 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92 309,423 User benchmarks, average bench 17% Device(1642 3E32) 2GB CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 471.55 Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	17.3% Very poor	Lighting 21.4 Reflection 18.1 Parallax 20.5 17% 20 fps	MRender 24.8 Gravity 22.8 Splatting 16.5 17% 21.4 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 17.3% Great: 19%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 22GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 489 Write 462 Mixed 304 93% 418 MB/s	4K Read 40.6 4K Write 87.9 4K Mixed 50.3 172% 59.6 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 183 186% 301 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
WD Blue 320GB (2007)-$65 108,153 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 298GB free Firmware: 12.01B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 32 33 33 33 32 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	27.2% Poor	Read 62.7 Write 28.1 Mixed 28.8 SusWrite 32 28% 37.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.4 74% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 27.2% Great: 58%
WD Elements 2TB 35,768 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 1.5TB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 39 39 39 39 39 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	20.9% Poor	Read 37.4 Write 36.5 Mixed 29.3 SusWrite 37.9 48% 35.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 105% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 20.9% Great: 44%
TOSHIBA MK5059GSX 500GB 27 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 142GB free, PID 047a Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 42 42 43 43 43 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	20.5% Poor	Read 40 Write 41.5 Mixed 28.1 SusWrite 41.7 51% 37.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 84% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 20.5% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 1,595 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	65.3% Good	MC Read 25 MC Write 24.3 MC Mixed 18.7 65% 22.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.4 SC Write 21 SC Mixed 21.4 58% 20.3 GB/s	Latency 65.1 62% 65.1 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 65.3% Great: 71%

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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	24.1"	1280 720	PHL08E3 PHL 240B4Q

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Typical Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) Builds (Compare 2,586 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	852x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	617x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	309x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	441x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	207x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	175x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	119x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	67x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 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	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 i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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