MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 62.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	57% 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% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	22.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Dec 02 '19 at 17:39
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	26%

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PC Performing as expected (43^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 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	62.8% Good	Memory 73.9 1-Core 91.8 2-Core 180 66% 115 Pts	4-Core 296 8-Core 324 41% 310 Pts	64-Core 348 22% 348 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 62.8% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85AC) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2052 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 436.48 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	57% Above average	Lighting 71.5 Reflection 70.5 Parallax 61.6 58% 67.9 fps	MRender 66.4 Gravity 65.1 Splatting 67.4 54% 66.3 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 123GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 320 209 204 209 206 202 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	98% Outstanding	Read 461 Write 443 Mixed 359 SusWrite 225 84% 372 MB/s	4K Read 35.4 4K Write 85.6 4K Mixed 47.2 159% 56.1 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 352 267% 360 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 124%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 86GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 322 307 287 283 278 274 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 464 Write 445 Mixed 420 SusWrite 292 91% 405 MB/s	4K Read 34.4 4K Write 90.2 4K Mixed 47.7 161% 57.4 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 361 273% 365 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 129%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 874GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 164 164 164 164 164 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	Read 183 Write 135 Mixed 89.3 SusWrite 163 104% 143 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.6 163% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 1315 ST102464BA160B.16F 1315 BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 1315 ST102464BA160B.16F 32GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	53.5% Above average	MC Read 19.4 MC Write 21.6 MC Mixed 17 55% 19.3 GB/s	SC Read 11.8 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 14.6 40% 14.1 GB/s	Latency 92.8 43% 92.8 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 59%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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	848x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	617x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	309x

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 $90Bench 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