MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 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 an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	58.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	118% 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.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150828
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 13 '17 at 18:54
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing way above expectations (86^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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	Memory 96 1-Core 137 2-Core 273 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 562 8-Core 555 75% 558 Pts	64-Core 559 35% 559 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1902 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 385.41 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	58.9% Above average	Lighting 74 Reflection 78.1 Parallax 76.4 60% 76.2 fps	MRender 77.2 Gravity 71.9 Splatting 60.8 56% 70 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 275GB-$42 16,792 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 254GB free Firmware: M0CR040 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 10 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 1 (AE) Unknown 100 100 2 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 59 58 180389871657 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 100 0 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 29584424 (F7) Unknown 100 100 937977 (F8) Unknown 100 100 376036 (B4) Unknown 0 0 1254 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0	86.8% Excellent	Read 485 Write 341 Mixed 341 86% 389 MB/s	4K Read 28.6 4K Write 91.2 4K Mixed 25.4 124% 48.4 MB/s	DQ Read 212 DQ Write 222 DQ Mixed 34 76% 156 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 95%
SanDisk Ultra Plus 256GB-$139 17,545 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 50GB free Firmware: X2316RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 253 100 9834 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1318 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 16 (A8) Unknown 100 100 39 (A9) Unknown 100 100 309 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 12 (AE) Unknown 100 100 108 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 72 127 545461567516 (D4) Unknown 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 40 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 3242 (F1) Unknown 253 253 2447 (F2) Unknown 253 253 8876 (F3) Unknown 100 100 0	87.4% Excellent	Read 407 Write 387 Mixed 393 88% 396 MB/s	4K Read 31.8 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 26.7 142% 57.2 MB/s	DQ Read 34.2 DQ Write 210 DQ Mixed 33.4 52% 92.6 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 99%
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 24GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 10382 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1453 (B1) Unknown 91 91 191 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 68 59 32 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 124 (F1) Unknown 99 99 18736560902	118% Outstanding	Read 521 Write 417 Mixed 414 100% 451 MB/s	4K Read 46.9 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 45.1 188% 68.1 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 292 DQ Mixed 26.4 104% 234 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 115%
ADATA HV620 1TB 1,743 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 274GB free, PID a31a Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	35.6% Below average	Read 84.7 Write 86.2 Mixed 76.2 106% 82.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.36 4K Write 1.44 4K Mixed 0.19 57% 0.66 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 35.6% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x4GB 17,012 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	74.2% Very good	MC Read 26.1 MC Write 26.9 MC Mixed 23.3 73% 25.4 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 26.5 SC Mixed 24.3 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 54.1 74% 54.1 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 73%

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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	848x
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 $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	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 $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