MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 81% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 63% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 85.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	96.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	82.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 29 '21 at 17:12
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (68^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 4.2 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	85.4% Excellent	Memory 91.8 1-Core 121 2-Core 240 85% 151 Pts	4-Core 453 8-Core 479 62% 466 Pts	64-Core 467 29% 467 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% MSI(1462 C303) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.51 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	Lighting 123 Reflection 136 Parallax 122 100% 127 fps	MRender 91.1 Gravity 125 Splatting 112 90% 109 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk SD9SN8W-128G-1006 128GB 8,741 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 82GB free (System drive) Firmware: X6103006 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 107 106 95 113 106 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	82.3% Excellent	Read 451 Write 288 Mixed 275 SusWrite 109 62% 281 MB/s	4K Read 32.1 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 35.2 152% 58.8 MB/s	DQ Read 309 DQ Write 224 DQ Mixed 233 183% 255 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 90%
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 137GB free Firmware: 401000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 429 435 429 410 248 419 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 448 Write 429 Mixed 267 SusWrite 395 86% 385 MB/s	4K Read 38 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 33.3 162% 62.6 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 183 182% 294 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 111%
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$53 156,194 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 97GB free Firmware: UF360000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 114 75 29 86 74 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	43.4% Average	Read 421 Write 256 Mixed 139 SusWrite 84.9 50% 225 MB/s	4K Read 18.1 4K Write 27.3 4K Mixed 11.7 57% 19 MB/s	DQ Read 118 DQ Write 84.7 DQ Mixed 20.8 37% 74.7 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 43.4% Great: 55%
WD WD20EURX 2TB-$39 12,609 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 800GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 116 116 113 106 116 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	74% Very good	Read 144 Write 130 Mixed 72.3 SusWrite 113 84% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 169% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 74% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT41GU6BFR8A-PB 2x8GB 7,869 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1800 MHz Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	38.9% Below average	MC Read 13.3 MC Write 13.5 MC Mixed 10.6 36% 12.5 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 13.8 SC Mixed 12.1 37% 12.9 GB/s	Latency 64.4 62% 64.4 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 38.9% Great: 61%

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

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Typical Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) Builds (Compare 2,575 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	847x
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 $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	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 $269	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 $45	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