MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 65% Destroyer	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 56% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 88.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	69.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	107% 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	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	2.7 Days
Run Date	Oct 06 '18 at 12:14
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd 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 (98^th percentile)	88.8% Excellent	Memory 95.3 1-Core 128 2-Core 254 90% 159 Pts	4-Core 444 8-Core 692 70% 568 Pts	64-Core 690 43% 690 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Gigabyte(1458 367C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1518 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 411.70 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	69.8% Good	Lighting 90.2 Reflection 89.9 Parallax 79.2 74% 86.4 fps	MRender 81.3 Gravity 79.5 Splatting 71.5 63% 77.4 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 69.8% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 55GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 328 146 146 146 146 146 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 476 Mixed 378 SusWrite 176 85% 380 MB/s	4K Read 45 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 55.3 194% 68 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 353 268% 362 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 115%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 90GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 373 276 275 274 275 275 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 491 Write 470 Mixed 387 SusWrite 291 92% 410 MB/s	4K Read 42.2 4K Write 98.2 4K Mixed 53.7 185% 64.7 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 230 208% 317 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 118%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 396GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 118 118 121 119 119 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	87.5% Excellent	Read 186 Write 152 Mixed 96.3 SusWrite 119 102% 138 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.2 239% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 556GB free Firmware: CC4C SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 181 175 173 179 176 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Read 156 Write 111 Mixed 78.5 SusWrite 176 96% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 149% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 2,252 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	67.2% Good	MC Read 24.7 MC Write 24.5 MC Mixed 19 65% 22.7 GB/s	SC Read 19 SC Write 24.1 SC Mixed 23.6 64% 22.2 GB/s	Latency 56.1 71% 56.1 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 67.2% Great: 76%

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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 $274	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 $184	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