MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 84% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	111% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	84.5% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150528
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 25 '18 at 14:23
Run Duration	184 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing as expected (60^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93% Outstanding	Memory 95.6 1-Core 130 2-Core 247 89% 158 Pts	4-Core 489 8-Core 691 74% 590 Pts	64-Core 694 43% 694 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% MSI(1462 C303) CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2239 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Lighting 149 Reflection 156 Parallax 135 122% 147 fps	MRender 111 Gravity 139 Splatting 118 100% 123 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend SSD370 128GB-$74 4,687 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 55GB free (System drive) Firmware: N1114B SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 148 149 148 150 150 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	84.5% Excellent	Read 510 Write 149 Mixed 202 SusWrite 149 55% 252 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 39.8 149% 56.9 MB/s	DQ Read 257 DQ Write 150 DQ Mixed 151 127% 186 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 83%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 56GB free Firmware: Z32080RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 119 83 83 81 80 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	62.8% Good	Read 451 Write 386 Mixed 356 SusWrite 136 74% 332 MB/s	4K Read 15.3 4K Write 81.8 4K Mixed 17.5 89% 38.2 MB/s	DQ Read 160 DQ Write 293 DQ Mixed 28.9 78% 160 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 62.8% Great: 86%
Seagate ST5000DM003-2FH18L 5TB 408 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 36GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 101 105 108 102 103 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	48.1% Average	Read 63.3 Write 69.5 Mixed 74.8 SusWrite 103 58% 77.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 0.6 211% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 88%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40 97,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 688GB free Firmware: JP4OA3EA SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 120 122 121 121 121 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	69% Good	Read 119 Write 118 Mixed 57.3 SusWrite 121 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 69% Great: 74%
Toshiba X300 6TB-$78 5,594 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 8GB free Firmware: FS2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 96 101 101 99 100 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	56.3% Above average	Read 96.5 Write 94 Mixed 49.3 SusWrite 99.2 62% 84.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 187% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 109%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 254GB free Firmware: 17.01H17 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 102 104 105 105 105 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	60% Good	Read 106 Write 101 Mixed 71.5 SusWrite 104 70% 95.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 60% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2133 C11 2x8GB 7,967 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	42.2% Average	MC Read 15 MC Write 14 MC Mixed 11 38% 13.3 GB/s	SC Read 13.6 SC Write 15.2 SC Mixed 13.6 40% 14.1 GB/s	Latency 55.3 72% 55.3 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 79%

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Typical Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) Builds (Compare 2,572 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	845x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	616x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	307x

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 $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	98x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	48x

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Total price: $783

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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