MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 79.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	34.5% 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	170% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). 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	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150828
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 19 '21 at 14:22
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	PHL-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing way above expectations (87^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-$53 229,359 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)	79.3% Very good	Memory 94.4 1-Core 104 2-Core 203 78% 134 Pts	4-Core 372 8-Core 374 50% 373 Pts	64-Core 416 26% 416 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 380-$200 83,027 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 2015) CLim: 980 MHz, MLim: 1425 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 21.4.1 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	34.5% Below average	Lighting 43.7 Reflection 47.1 Parallax 55.9 36% 48.9 fps	MRender 46.1 Gravity 43.1 Splatting 32.5 32% 40.6 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 34.5% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M8250G 250GB 42,173 User benchmarks, average bench 171% 190GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42109 SusWrite @10s intervals: 577 631 629 647 593 538 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	170% Outstanding	Read 726 Write 625 Mixed 616 SusWrite 602 144% 642 MB/s	4K Read 58.5 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 74 242% 80.8 MB/s	DQ Read 789 DQ Write 497 DQ Mixed 321 326% 536 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 170% Great: 236%
OCZ Trion 150 120GB-$50 3,507 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 74GB free Firmware: SAFZ12.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 213 87 88 88 89 88 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	89.5% Excellent	Read 513 Write 446 Mixed 363 SusWrite 109 80% 358 MB/s	4K Read 31.7 4K Write 98.4 4K Mixed 40.2 152% 56.8 MB/s	DQ Read 357 DQ Write 351 DQ Mixed 173 180% 294 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 89%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 642GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 176 176 176 175 175 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 196 Write 152 Mixed 94.4 SusWrite 175 113% 154 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 239% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 527GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 159 159 158 160 160 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 213 Write 166 Mixed 109 SusWrite 155 118% 161 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 221% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 122,541 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	70.6% Very good	MC Read 25.1 MC Write 26.8 MC Mixed 22.8 71% 24.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 20.5 SC Mixed 22.1 56% 19.7 GB/s	Latency 58.7 68% 58.7 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 72%

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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	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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Value: 60% - Above average

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 $178	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