MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 15% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 81.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	15.2% 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	74.6% 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 (17%). 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	5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	13.4 Days
Run Date	Jan 27 '22 at 14:07
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing above expectations (67^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-$55 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	81.3% Excellent	Memory 91.1 1-Core 109 2-Core 218 80% 139 Pts	4-Core 414 8-Core 414 55% 414 Pts	64-Core 403 25% 403 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 5850 15,020 User benchmarks, average bench 15% Sapphire(174B E174) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008 Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	15.2% Very poor	Lighting 21.8 Reflection 17.7 Parallax 19.6 18% 19.7 fps	MRender 11.9 Gravity 16.5 Splatting 9.6 10% 12.7 fps
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 15.2% Great: 16%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Galaxy GX0240ML105-G 256GB 422 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 141GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.06 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 153 202 203 208 194 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	74.6% Very good	Read 403 Write 47.7 Mixed 199 SusWrite 184 46% 208 MB/s	4K Read 24.5 4K Write 79.9 4K Mixed 31.6 120% 45.3 MB/s	DQ Read 264 DQ Write 206 DQ Mixed 76.4 100% 182 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 74.6% Great: 76%
Crucial MX300 750GB-$75 24,471 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 615GB free Firmware: M0CR011 SusWrite @10s intervals: 396 425 334 274 276 277 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	Read 406 Write 427 Mixed 352 SusWrite 330 85% 379 MB/s	4K Read 24.2 4K Write 92.8 4K Mixed 38.8 136% 51.9 MB/s	DQ Read 359 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 346 258% 343 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 104%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$37 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 168 169 167 170 171 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Read 154 Write 126 Mixed 81 SusWrite 168 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 114%
Seagate ST4000NM0033-9ZM170 4TB 3,748 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 1TB free Firmware: SN06 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 139 141 142 143 140 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	79.6% Very good	Read 137 Write 138 Mixed 83 SusWrite 141 92% 125 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 189% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLT8G3D1608ET3LX0. 2x8GB 3,774 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	59% Above average	MC Read 19.9 MC Write 21.6 MC Mixed 19.6 58% 20.4 GB/s	SC Read 15.3 SC Write 20.7 SC Mixed 17.8 51% 17.9 GB/s	Latency 65.5 61% 65.5 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 65%

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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	856x
Core i5-4690KIntel $55Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	619x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	310x

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 $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	60x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	154x
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 i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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