MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 87.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	48.6% 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	49.9% 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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	14.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 16 '18 at 15:13
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	87.5% Excellent	Memory 96 1-Core 117 2-Core 233 85% 149 Pts	4-Core 457 8-Core 457 61% 457 Pts	64-Core 455 28% 455 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Nvidia(10DE 13C2) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.6% Average	Lighting 59.9 Reflection 62.1 Parallax 56.4 49% 59.5 fps	MRender 70.9 Gravity 56.7 Splatting 52.7 48% 60.1 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 48.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 120GB 22,489 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 87GB free (System drive) Firmware: S9FM02.5 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 8046 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1064 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 24 (AD) Unknown 100 100 136839756 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 17 (C2) HDA temperature 70 70 30 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 35061712	49.9% Average	Read 439 Write 146 Mixed 221 59% 269 MB/s	4K Read 23.1 4K Write 66.8 4K Mixed 6.07 78% 32 MB/s	DQ Read 23.2 DQ Write 50 DQ Mixed 1.45 11% 24.9 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 83%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA640 2TB-$41 7,860 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 5.5TB free Firmware: MK7OAA10 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 134 134 89 (03) Spinup time 179 179 42969530761 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 873 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 133 133 27 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 34515 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 193 (C0) Power-off retract count 99 99 2274 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 2276 (C2) HDA temperature 181 181 201864642593 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	81.1% Excellent	Read 146 Write 137 Mixed 114 99% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.88 4K Write 2.04 4K Mixed 0.45 124% 1.12 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 83%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$30 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 5.5TB free Firmware: MS2OA750 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 141 141 72 (03) Spinup time 134 134 12896108714 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 1422 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 118 118 33 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 8051 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1061 (C0) Power-off retract count 99 99 1422 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 1422 (C2) HDA temperature 200 200 163209674782 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	87.2% Excellent	Read 164 Write 140 Mixed 110 103% 138 MB/s	4K Read 0.94 4K Write 2.24 4K Mixed 0.45 130% 1.21 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 107%
Seagate ST33000651AS 3TB-$229 5,029 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 5.5TB free Firmware: CC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 118 100 192188349 (03) Spinup time 93 89 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1510 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 72 69 4311477452 (09) Power-on hours count 93 93 6182 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 342 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 2 (BD) vendor-specific 96 96 4 (BE) vendor-specific 66 41 3767258185762 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 120 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 98 98 4687 (C2) HDA temperature 34 59 68719476770 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 22 10 192188349 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -108954730362036 (F1) Unknown 100 253 1087575845 (F2) Unknown 100 253 3346586229	79.8% Very good	Read 136 Write 142 Mixed 123 100% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.94 4K Write 2.04 4K Mixed 0.45 127% 1.14 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 79.8% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 9,944 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	73.2% Very good	MC Read 26.2 MC Write 27.1 MC Mixed 23.2 73% 25.5 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 21.5 SC Mixed 23.2 61% 21.3 GB/s	Latency 53.9 74% 53.9 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 73.2% Great: 70%

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Typical Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) Builds (Compare 2,569 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	844x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	616x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	306x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	440x
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 $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	67x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 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	98x
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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16