MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	44.1% 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	77.8% 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 (18%). 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	8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150828
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Jul 14 '22 at 14:47
Run Duration	220 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770-$75 176,321 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	74.7% Very good	Memory 81.5 1-Core 105 2-Core 205 74% 131 Pts	4-Core 366 8-Core 566 58% 466 Pts	64-Core 558 35% 558 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650-$155 259,091 User benchmarks, average bench 43% MSI(1462 8D92) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 516.59 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	44.1% Average	Lighting 55.2 Reflection 56.2 Parallax 51.9 45% 54.4 fps	MRender 62.9 Gravity 50.2 Splatting 45.7 42% 52.9 fps
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 44.1% Great: 46%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 142GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 213 195 195 187 202 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	77.8% Very good	Read 363 Write 224 Mixed 216 SusWrite 194 56% 249 MB/s	4K Read 26.3 4K Write 77.2 4K Mixed 35.7 126% 46.4 MB/s	DQ Read 363 DQ Write 190 DQ Mixed 217 177% 256 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 124%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 128 132 135 134 136 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	78.2% Very good	Read 140 Write 130 Mixed 72.1 SusWrite 132 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 195% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 83%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 222GB free Firmware: JC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 86 86 87 87 87 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	51.5% Above average	Read 93 Write 89.6 Mixed 64.7 SusWrite 86.2 62% 83.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 176% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 68%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 21,301 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 695GB free Firmware: 0909 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 110 111 114 112 113 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	59% Above average	Read 96 Write 73.6 Mixed 66.8 SusWrite 109 64% 86.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 97%
WD Elements 25A3 6TB 4,829 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 607GB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 118 110 111 113 112 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	76.1% Very good	Read 165 Write 149 Mixed 105 SusWrite 110 174% 132 MB/s	4K Read 17.8 4K Write 7.8 4K Mixed 0.8 358% 8.8 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 107%
ASMT 2105 3TB 228 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1TB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 87 88 90 86 90 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	42.8% Average	Read 118 Write 120 Mixed 81.1 SusWrite 84.7 134% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 116% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 42.8% Great: 71%
WD 10EADS External 1TB 3,369 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 262GB free, PID 1003 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 37 38 38 39 38 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	18.8% Very poor	Read 34.7 Write 36.1 Mixed 24.6 SusWrite 37.2 45% 33.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 18.8% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5402-444.A00LF 99U5402-434.A00LF 99U5402-434.A00LF 99U5402-434.A00LF 16GB 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	50.5% Above average	MC Read 17.8 MC Write 18.3 MC Mixed 15.4 49% 17.2 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 19.1 SC Mixed 16.7 48% 16.8 GB/s	Latency 77.8 51% 77.8 ns

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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	844x
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 $109Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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