MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 80.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	28.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	86.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 13 '24 at 15:01
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	80.5% Excellent	Memory 87.7 1-Core 109 2-Core 208 78% 135 Pts	4-Core 396 8-Core 570 60% 483 Pts	64-Core 445 28% 445 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199 77,943 User benchmarks, average bench 27% Asus(1043 0464) CLim: 1120 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 20.10.35.02 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	28.9% Poor	Lighting 37.6 Reflection 39.2 Parallax 48.2 31% 41.7 fps	MRender 33.1 Gravity 35.2 Splatting 27.2 26% 31.8 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 28.9% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 44GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 343 167 147 143 137 130 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	86.3% Excellent	Read 404 Write 409 Mixed 338 SusWrite 178 75% 332 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 71.8 4K Mixed 42.3 141% 48.8 MB/s	DQ Read 366 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 346 258% 343 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$37 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 120 122 122 121 121 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	84.1% Excellent	Read 174 Write 126 Mixed 78.5 SusWrite 119 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 157% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 114%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB 11,776 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 523GB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 91 96 93 94 97 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	55.4% Above average	Read 98.2 Write 53.5 Mixed 36.7 SusWrite 94.2 52% 70.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 0.4 130% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 55.4% Great: 87%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 4TB 7,970 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 751GB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 168 177 178 176 182 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	66.7% Good	Read 56 Write 83.2 Mixed 60.6 SusWrite 176 69% 93.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 0.4 186% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 66.7% Great: 98%
WD My Book 1140 2TB 10,094 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 857GB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 102 102 104 103 104 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	37.8% Below average	Read 76.4 Write 80.9 Mixed 60.3 SusWrite 102 111% 79.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 71% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 37.8% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 16,567 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	58.5% Above average	MC Read 21.4 MC Write 22 MC Mixed 17.2 58% 20.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 21.3 SC Mixed 18.7 54% 18.9 GB/s	Latency 76.3 52% 76.3 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 62%

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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	52	28	60	23.8"	1280 720	VSCD332 VX2476 Series

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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	857x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	619x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	310x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	441x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	208x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 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	61x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	154x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	99x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	48x

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Total price: $783

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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