MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 60% Gunboat	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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. 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 72.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	77.1% 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	59% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	Цвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140627
Uptime	13.7 Days
Run Date	Nov 28 '23 at 18:11
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4460-$194 245,403 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	72.1% Very good	Memory 95.3 1-Core 85.8 2-Core 164 70% 115 Pts	4-Core 282 8-Core 297 38% 290 Pts	64-Core 296 18% 296 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 8597) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 546.17 Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	77.1% Very good	Lighting 94 Reflection 105 Parallax 96.1 77% 98.2 fps	MRender 93.1 Gravity 96.1 Splatting 96 78% 95.1 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SU900 128GB 274 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 64GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q0125A SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 232 182 115 150 142 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	59% Above average	Read 444 Write 398 Mixed 344 SusWrite 172 76% 339 MB/s	4K Read 25.2 4K Write 9.9 4K Mixed 25 76% 20 MB/s	DQ Read 170 DQ Write 142 DQ Mixed 144 111% 152 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 107%
SSD 480GB 480GB 2,159 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 38GB free Firmware: S1024A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 287 327 328 58 45 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	69.4% Good	Read 409 Write 364 Mixed 322 SusWrite 207 73% 325 MB/s	4K Read 22.5 4K Write 72.7 4K Mixed 21.4 100% 38.9 MB/s	DQ Read 160 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 36.5 84% 169 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 69.4% Great: 88%
Kingston SA2000M8250G 250GB 42,173 User benchmarks, average bench 171% 233GB free Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 375 523 588 619 621 623 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	143% Outstanding	Read 654 Write 566 Mixed 536 SusWrite 558 130% 579 MB/s	4K Read 43.6 4K Write 74 4K Mixed 52.2 172% 56.6 MB/s	DQ Read 784 DQ Write 513 DQ Mixed 321 328% 539 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 143% Great: 236%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2133 C11 2x8GB 11,630 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	75.2% Very good	MC Read 27.7 MC Write 29.7 MC Mixed 23.9 77% 27.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 17.2 SC Mixed 22.3 54% 18.7 GB/s	Latency 56.9 70% 56.9 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 79%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	71	59	144	24"	1280 720	GSM5B38 24GM79G

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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	850x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	617x
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	175x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	119x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 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	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 i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16