MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 103% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 86% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (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 95.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	112% 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	86.5% 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	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150528
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 29 '18 at 12:21
Run Duration	199 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	Memory 95.2 1-Core 135 2-Core 267 92% 166 Pts	4-Core 518 8-Core 717 78% 618 Pts	64-Core 713 44% 713 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 95.3% 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)	112% Outstanding	Lighting 149 Reflection 157 Parallax 149 122% 152 fps	MRender 111 Gravity 139 Splatting 118 100% 123 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend SSD370 128GB-$74 4,687 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 54GB free (System drive) Firmware: N1114B SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 149 150 150 150 150 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	86.5% Excellent	Read 503 Write 151 Mixed 209 SusWrite 150 56% 253 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 40.8 157% 61 MB/s	DQ Read 258 DQ Write 151 DQ Mixed 150 126% 186 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 83%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 29GB free Firmware: Z32080RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 276 161 64 58 58 64 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	64.9% Good	Read 433 Write 395 Mixed 357 SusWrite 113 73% 325 MB/s	4K Read 16.4 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 18.2 104% 46.4 MB/s	DQ Read 167 DQ Write 292 DQ Mixed 28.5 78% 163 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 86%
Seagate ST5000DM003-2FH18L 5TB 408 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 36GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 96 103 107 104 100 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	44.6% Average	Read 56.3 Write 80.5 Mixed 64.3 SusWrite 97.6 55% 74.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 0.5 185% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 44.6% Great: 88%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40 97,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 688GB free Firmware: JP4OA3EA SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 118 121 120 119 122 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	68.1% Good	Read 118 Write 108 Mixed 59 SusWrite 120 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 74%
Toshiba X300 6TB-$78 5,594 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 8GB free Firmware: FS2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 96 99 100 97 97 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	55.9% Above average	Read 96.3 Write 94.5 Mixed 52 SusWrite 98.1 62% 85.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 185% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 55.9% Great: 109%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 284GB free Firmware: 17.01H17 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 102 103 102 102 105 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	64.2% Good	Read 121 Write 106 Mixed 67.8 SusWrite 103 73% 99.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 69%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 9,084 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 430GB free, PID a202 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 79 79 79 79 80 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	37.9% Below average	Read 99.7 Write 99.3 Mixed 41.5 SusWrite 79 105% 79.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 97% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 37.9% Great: 49%

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 (12^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	41.4% Average	MC Read 14.3 MC Write 14.1 MC Mixed 10.9 37% 13.1 GB/s	SC Read 14 SC Write 15.1 SC Mixed 12.2 39% 13.8 GB/s	Latency 56.5 71% 56.5 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 41.4% Great: 79%

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Typical Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) Builds (Compare 2,579 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	848x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	617x
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 $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	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16