MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 40% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 92.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	49.8% 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	95.4% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	4.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	13.3 Days
Run Date	Aug 20 '18 at 00:36
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing above expectations (80^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 4.6 GHz, turbo 6.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Memory 95 1-Core 138 2-Core 269 93% 167 Pts	4-Core 526 8-Core 518 70% 522 Pts	64-Core 524 32% 524 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49.8% Average	Lighting 61.4 Reflection 65.6 Parallax 59.9 50% 62.3 fps	MRender 69 Gravity 58.6 Splatting 55.2 49% 60.9 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 512GB-$200 31,545 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 122GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 418 310 226 219 225 193 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Read 400 Write 416 Mixed 293 SusWrite 265 77% 344 MB/s	4K Read 26.8 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 44.3 170% 69.7 MB/s	DQ Read 147 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 179 155% 223 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 107%
WD Elements 1.5TB 5,064 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 41GB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 38 39 38 38 38 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	21.5% Poor	Read 34.9 Write 32 Mixed 25.4 SusWrite 38.3 44% 32.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.8 118% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 21.5% Great: 22%
WD My Passport 2TB 10,723 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 52GB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 84 84 84 84 84 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	31.6% Below average	Read 54.6 Write 54.6 Mixed 40.8 SusWrite 84.2 81% 58.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 84% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 31.6% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 27,024 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	59.8% Above average	MC Read 20.6 MC Write 21.7 MC Mixed 18.3 58% 20.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 21.9 SC Mixed 18 54% 18.9 GB/s	Latency 57.1 70% 57.1 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 63%

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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	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 $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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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) $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