MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	56.5% 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	77.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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, 17 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	18.5 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Apr 02 '22 at 02:03
Run Duration	244 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690-$52 73,695 User benchmarks, average bench 67% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	78.7% Very good	Memory 87.4 1-Core 110 2-Core 211 78% 136 Pts	4-Core 410 8-Core 382 54% 396 Pts	64-Core 369 23% 369 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 77%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 56,417 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 328D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 512.15 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	56.5% Above average	Lighting 70.1 Reflection 72.8 Parallax 67.6 57% 70.2 fps	MRender 66.5 Gravity 70.4 Splatting 66 55% 67.6 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 62%
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 7918) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5171 Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	3.16% Terrible	Lighting 3.7 Reflection 2.6 Parallax 6.4 3% 4.23 fps	MRender 4.8 Gravity 2.5 Splatting 5 3% 4.1 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.16% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 36GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 90 90 87 79 80 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	77.6% Very good	Read 499 Write 483 Mixed 231 SusWrite 87 72% 325 MB/s	4K Read 40.7 4K Write 86.8 4K Mixed 25.4 140% 51 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 133 DQ Mixed 73.9 101% 192 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 77.6% Great: 108%
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2018)-$74 6,712 User benchmarks, average bench 262% 469GB free Firmware: 101200WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 537 661 691 686 702 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	164% Outstanding	Read 681 Write 670 Mixed 662 SusWrite 618 148% 658 MB/s	4K Read 43.9 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 61 209% 75.6 MB/s	DQ Read 776 DQ Write 741 DQ Mixed 989 679% 835 MB/s
Poor: 182% ↑ This bench: 164% Great: 335%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01L01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 93 90 95 96 97 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	67.3% Good	Read 141 Write 138 Mixed 97.3 SusWrite 92.9 87% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 1.1 226% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 67.3% Great: 85%
Seagate GoFlex Mac 1.5TB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 85GB free, PID 6021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 38 39 40 39 40 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	15.4% Very poor	Read 38.7 Write 37.3 Mixed 17.9 SusWrite 38.8 44% 33.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 29% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 15.4% Great: 17%
VendorCo ProductCode 64GB 211 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 59GB free, PID 5678 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.3 6.6 7.3 7.4 7.4 7.2 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	6.41% Terrible	Read 23.6 Write 6.5 Mixed 1.7 SusWrite 6 10% 9.45 MB/s	4K Read 3.2 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.2 29% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.41% Great: 29%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMY8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMY8GX3M2A1600C9 Micron 16KTF1G64AZ-1G9P1 Micron 16KTF1G64AZ-1G9P1 24GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1600, 1600, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	39.3% Below average	MC Read 13.1 MC Write 13.8 MC Mixed 12 37% 13 GB/s	SC Read 10.8 SC Write 13.4 SC Mixed 12.3 35% 12.2 GB/s	Latency 70.2 57% 70.2 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 39.3% Great: 52%

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Typical Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) Builds (Compare 2,574 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	846x
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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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 $178	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