MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Sail boat	Desktop 58% Gunboat	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 50.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	55.8% 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	98.2% 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 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150828
Uptime	11.7 Days
Run Date	Jul 29 '18 at 13:02
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (45^th 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 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	50.4% Above average	Memory 52.8 1-Core 58.2 2-Core 129 45% 80.1 Pts	4-Core 280 8-Core 265 37% 272 Pts	64-Core 272 17% 272 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 50.4% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325 82,117 User benchmarks, average bench 50% MSI(1462 2015) CLim: 1040 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.7.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	55.8% Above average	Lighting 69.3 Reflection 62.3 Parallax 87.4 56% 73 fps	MRender 61.8 Gravity 55.4 Splatting 77.6 54% 64.9 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 102GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 270 188 188 186 182 175 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	98.2% Outstanding	Read 421 Write 382 Mixed 350 SusWrite 198 76% 338 MB/s	4K Read 36 4K Write 94.2 4K Mixed 51.3 170% 60.5 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 349 265% 358 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 98.2% Great: 124%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 381GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 135 134 131 132 133 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	68.5% Good	Read 105 Write 92.2 Mixed 70.2 SusWrite 133 74% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 154% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 109%
TOSHIBA MQ01ABF050M 500GB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 319GB free, PID 0237 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 100 69 95 60 91 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	36.4% Below average	Read 89.2 Write 73 Mixed 31 SusWrite 84.4 90% 69.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 73% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 36.4% Great: 42%
ST500LM0 12 HN-M500MB 500GB 540 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 135GB free, PID 0237 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 71 70 69 68 70 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	35.4% Below average	Read 100 Write 102 Mixed 56.7 SusWrite 69.9 109% 82.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 97% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 35.4% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 4x4GB 5,522 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 2400 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	34.7% Below average	MC Read 9.5 MC Write 14.7 MC Mixed 13 35% 12.4 GB/s	SC Read 10.7 SC Write 14.5 SC Mixed 4.7 28% 9.97 GB/s	Latency 151 27% 151 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 34.7% Great: 91%

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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	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