MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 77.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	50.2% 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	70.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (61%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 months ago, 4 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	3.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	4.9 Days
Run Date	Dec 13 '23 at 11:45
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	61%

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PC Performing below expectations (39^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 4.4 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	77.9% Very good	Memory 96.6 1-Core 100 2-Core 187 76% 128 Pts	4-Core 321 8-Core 488 50% 405 Pts	64-Core 537 33% 537 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3281) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 546.29 Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.2% Above average	Lighting 71.9 Reflection 76.8 Parallax 71 59% 73.2 fps	MRender 67.2 Gravity 74.1 Splatting 0.1 34% 47.1 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk X400 M.2 2280 256GB 11,716 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 186GB free (System drive) Firmware: X4130012 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 71 178 181 183 185 MB/s Performing below potential (69^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	70.9% Very good	Read 249 Write 230 Mixed 262 SusWrite 163 51% 226 MB/s	4K Read 21.6 4K Write 69.8 4K Mixed 40.2 121% 43.9 MB/s	DQ Read 352 DQ Write 210 DQ Mixed 197 169% 253 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 70.9% Great: 90%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 102GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 43 104 109 109 112 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	33.4% Below average	Read 33.1 Write 35.2 Mixed 38.6 SusWrite 83 35% 47.5 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 1 175% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 33.4% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLE4G3D1869DE1TX0. 2x4GB 498 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	64.4% Good	MC Read 23.5 MC Write 25.3 MC Mixed 21.4 67% 23.4 GB/s	SC Read 14.1 SC Write 21.1 SC Mixed 18.5 51% 17.9 GB/s	Latency 95 42% 95 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 64.4% Great: 73%

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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	65	50	60	23.8"	1280 720	IVM612F PL2492H

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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	848x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	616x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	308x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	441x
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 $75Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16