MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 145% UFO	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 121% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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 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 76.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	201% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Run History

12 months ago, 12 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140724
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 02 '23 at 15:51
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$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 below expectations (33^rd percentile)	76.6% Very good	Memory 84.7 1-Core 115 2-Core 221 79% 140 Pts	4-Core 369 8-Core 573 58% 471 Pts	64-Core 569 35% 569 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,198 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Gigabyte(1458 4044) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 537.13 Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	201% Outstanding	Lighting 289 Reflection 287 Parallax 328 235% 301 fps	MRender 353 Gravity 257 Splatting 187 208% 266 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 201% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 21GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0CB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 486 Write 469 Mixed 305 93% 420 MB/s	4K Read 39.6 4K Write 80.9 4K Mixed 46.8 163% 55.8 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 178 183% 299 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 228GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 138 149 152 141 150 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	67.1% Good	Read 87.9 Write 26.3 Mixed 32.7 SusWrite 146 53% 73.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.4 70% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CM3X8GA1866C10L4 2x8GB 213 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	50.2% Above average	MC Read 17.3 MC Write 18.3 MC Mixed 15.7 49% 17.1 GB/s	SC Read 13.5 SC Write 18.1 SC Mixed 15.9 45% 15.8 GB/s	Latency 72.6 55% 72.6 ns
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 70%

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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	70	57	60	23.5"	1280 720	ACR028C GD245HQ A

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Typical Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) Builds (Compare 2,589 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	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 i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	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