MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 104% UFO	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 87% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 80.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	130% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	155% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

15 months ago, 15 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	27 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Jan 31 '23 at 05:58
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	MEX-User
Background CPU	20%

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PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	80.2% Excellent	Memory 90.3 1-Core 114 2-Core 216 80% 140 Pts	4-Core 378 8-Core 592 60% 485 Pts	64-Core 591 37% 591 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Asus(1043 883E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 528.24 Performing below potential (68^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	130% Outstanding	Lighting 183 Reflection 173 Parallax 164 149% 173 fps	MRender 187 Gravity 136 Splatting 117 116% 146 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CT500P3SSD8 500GB 13,020 User benchmarks, average bench 198% 407GB free (System drive) Firmware: P9CR30A SusWrite @10s intervals: 620 636 632 684 688 571 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	155% Outstanding	Read 598 Write 675 Mixed 612 SusWrite 638 143% 631 MB/s	4K Read 42.6 4K Write 99.8 4K Mixed 59.1 193% 67.2 MB/s	DQ Read 735 DQ Write 708 DQ Mixed 824 591% 756 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 155% Great: 305%
Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB-$70 27,495 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 223GB free Firmware: 501ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 235 163 144 216 219 220 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	81.1% Excellent	Read 362 Write 273 Mixed 264 SusWrite 199 62% 275 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 82.3 4K Mixed 37.1 137% 49.8 MB/s	DQ Read 299 DQ Write 258 DQ Mixed 246 193% 267 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 94%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT41GU6BFR8A-PB Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G 32GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	57.6% Above average	MC Read 21.1 MC Write 21.4 MC Mixed 16.4 56% 19.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 22 SC Mixed 18.4 53% 18.6 GB/s	Latency 66.7 60% 66.7 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 63%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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	853x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	618x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	309x

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 $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	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 $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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