MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 59.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	25.8% 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	61.2% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	9.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 02 '22 at 23:38
Run Duration	256 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4440-$99 81,111 User benchmarks, average bench 61% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 2.55 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	59.2% Above average	Memory 80.3 1-Core 70.1 2-Core 128 57% 92.7 Pts	4-Core 220 8-Core 236 30% 228 Pts	64-Core 235 14% 235 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 70%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Gigabyte(1458 360B) 2GB CLim: 1306 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	25.8% Poor	Lighting 29.8 Reflection 30.5 Parallax 37.1 24% 32.5 fps	MRender 40.6 Gravity 37.3 Splatting 29.8 29% 35.9 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 25.8% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100 46,066 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 73GB free (System drive) Firmware: 521ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 161 161 155 145 156 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	61.2% Good	Read 396 Write 208 Mixed 223 SusWrite 156 54% 246 MB/s	4K Read 24 4K Write 31.5 4K Mixed 26.6 87% 27.4 MB/s	DQ Read 206 DQ Write 184 DQ Mixed 193 145% 194 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 87%
WD WD10EADX-00TDHB0 1TB 12,976 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 311GB free Firmware: 77.04D77 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 67 68 68 68 69 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	41.1% Average	Read 75.3 Write 69.3 Mixed 55.7 SusWrite 67.8 50% 67 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 141% 1 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 41.1% Great: 57%
WD Elements 25A1 2TB 7,574 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 772GB free, PID 25a1 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 27 28 26 29 26 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	14.7% Very poor	Read 31.9 Write 30.8 Mixed 23.2 SusWrite 27.3 38% 28.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.5 63% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 14.7% Great: 58%
Generic I2C USB Disk 120GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 34GB free, PID ce01 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.5 8.2 7.7 7.7 7.6 7.3 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Poor: 6% Great: 12%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-12800CL9-4GBXL Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8GX 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 16GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	31.1% Below average	MC Read 10.5 MC Write 11.3 MC Mixed 9 29% 10.3 GB/s	SC Read 7.5 SC Write 10.6 SC Mixed 8.2 25% 8.77 GB/s	Latency 80.1 50% 80.1 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 31.1% Great: 54%

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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	853x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	618x
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	176x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	119x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	67x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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 $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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