MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 79.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	26.2% 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	106% 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, 19 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140520
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Nov 30 '21 at 19:20
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	79.7% Very good	Memory 85.5 1-Core 114 2-Core 223 80% 141 Pts	4-Core 399 8-Core 582 61% 490 Pts	64-Core 587 36% 587 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 79.7% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-Ti-$362 42,960 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Asus(1043 841E) 2GB CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (64^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	26.2% Poor	Lighting 30.5 Reflection 30.1 Parallax 47.9 25% 36.2 fps	MRender 38.7 Gravity 38.4 Splatting 30.7 29% 35.9 fps
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 26.2% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 4 512GB-$349 1,486 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 154GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.5.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 416 456 460 443 467 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 373 Write 452 Mixed 310 SusWrite 408 87% 386 MB/s	4K Read 33 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 43.4 167% 63.9 MB/s	DQ Read 350 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 277 224% 316 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 108%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 414GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 213 445 435 353 346 336 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 461 Mixed 414 SusWrite 355 97% 430 MB/s	4K Read 48.6 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 66 220% 77.1 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 363 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown M2X4G64CB8HG9N-DG 0793 IR1600D364L10/8G 1311 M2X4G64CB8HG9N-DG 16GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1867, 1600, 1867 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	31.8% Below average	MC Read 10.8 MC Write 10.6 MC Mixed 8.6 29% 10 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 11.6 SC Mixed 9.6 30% 10.6 GB/s	Latency 71.6 56% 71.6 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 31.8% Great: 32%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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	844x
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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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