MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Yacht	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 45% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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 66.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	80.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	125% 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	28GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 28GB 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.

Very high background CPU (32%). 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	16.9 GB free of 28 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit 色彩
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150828
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 22 '22 at 06:03
Run Duration	200 Seconds
Run User	TWN-User
Background CPU	32%

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PC Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3-$45 19,313 User benchmarks, average bench 73% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	66.3% Good	Memory 71.6 1-Core 91.9 2-Core 187 66% 117 Pts	4-Core 329 8-Core 502 51% 416 Pts	64-Core 437 27% 437 Pts
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 66.3% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3302) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.59 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	80.8% Excellent	Lighting 101 Reflection 108 Parallax 97.8 82% 102 fps	MRender 92.5 Gravity 95.2 Splatting 96.1 78% 94.6 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CX2-8B512 512GB 46 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 61GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4890303 SusWrite @10s intervals: 438 288 280 261 280 265 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 997 Write 570 Mixed 597 SusWrite 302 137% 617 MB/s	4K Read 29.7 4K Write 70.8 4K Mixed 44 139% 48.2 MB/s	DQ Read 613 DQ Write 430 DQ Mixed 411 337% 485 MB/s
Poor: 125% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 241%
Crucial MX300 750GB-$160 24,471 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 276GB free Firmware: M0CR011 SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 352 346 275 277 256 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	73.5% Very good	Read 367 Write 444 Mixed 321 SusWrite 300 81% 358 MB/s	4K Read 15.2 4K Write 52 4K Mixed 28.3 87% 31.8 MB/s	DQ Read 304 DQ Write 285 DQ Mixed 334 240% 308 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 104%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 275GB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 172 170 172 171 172 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	74.9% Very good	Read 92 Write 76.1 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 169 73% 99.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 95GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 91 91 92 92 90 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	55.1% Above average	Read 100 Write 99.9 Mixed 62 SusWrite 91.3 65% 88.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 172% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G 1302 PSD38G16002 Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G 28GB 1600, 1333, 1600, 1333 MHz 4096, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	42.3% Average	MC Read 15.5 MC Write 15.5 MC Mixed 12.4 41% 14.5 GB/s	SC Read 12.2 SC Write 15.4 SC Mixed 13.9 40% 13.8 GB/s	Latency 97.6 41% 97.6 ns

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) - $135

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	847x
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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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 $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