MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. 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 67.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	47.8% 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	76.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 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	4.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150528
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 02 '16 at 08:26
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	0%

Watch Gameplay: 480 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Pentium G3258-$51 23,497 User benchmarks, average bench 53% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 5.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	67.2% Good	Memory 92.1 1-Core 127 2-Core 248 88% 156 Pts	4-Core 247 8-Core 250 33% 248 Pts	64-Core 250 16% 250 Pts
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 67.2% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% XFX(1682 9480) Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 16.200.1035.1001 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	47.8% Average	Lighting 57.7 Reflection 69.7 Parallax 74.6 47% 67.3 fps	MRender 70.1 Gravity 55.3 Splatting 57.4 49% 60.9 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 47.8% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 830 128GB-$109 37,250 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 18GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXM03B1Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1341 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1045 (B1) Unknown 98 98 69 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 75 57 25 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 253 253 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 126 (F1) Unknown 99 99 9050273474	76.8% Very good	Read 502 Write 326 Mixed 388 90% 405 MB/s	4K Read 23.8 4K Write 61.2 4K Mixed 20.6 95% 35.2 MB/s	DQ Read 296 DQ Write 84.5 DQ Mixed 64.7 80% 149 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 76%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119 45,158 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1.5TB free Firmware: 1AQ10001 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 13 (02) Throughput performance 252 252 0 (03) Spinup time 62 42 11523 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 317 (05) Reallocated sector count 252 252 0 (07) Seek error rate 252 252 0 (08) Seek timer performance 252 252 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 510 (0A) Spinup retry count 252 252 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 252 252 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 263 (B5) Unknown 100 100 863613 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 4 (C0) Power-off retract count 252 252 0 (C2) HDA temperature 64 64 146029412377 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 252 252 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 252 252 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 252 252 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 3874 (DF) Load/unload retry count 252 252 0 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 322	65.3% Good	Read 107 Write 120 Mixed 120 88% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.39 4K Mixed 0.42 112% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 65.3% Great: 72%
WD Blue 2.5" 320GB (2009)-$79 42,987 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 291GB free Firmware: 11.01A11 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 187 186 1641 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2154 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 2800 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1868 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 24 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 178 178 67660 (C2) HDA temperature 122 92 25 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	35.6% Below average	Read 60.7 Write 63.1 Mixed 60.6 46% 61.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.68 4K Mixed 0.37 93% 0.85 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 35.6% Great: 41%
WD Blue 2.5" 320GB (2009)-$79 42,987 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 250GB free Firmware: 11.01A11 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 185 184 1708 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 978 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1074 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 691 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 49 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 197 197 9791 (C2) HDA temperature 121 91 26 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	32% Below average	Read 58.2 Write 52.9 Mixed 59.1 43% 56.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.49 4K Write 1.95 4K Mixed 0.38 99% 0.94 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 32% Great: 41%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5471-002.A01LF 99U5471-002.A01LF 9905471-001.A00LF 9905471-001.A00LF 8GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 2048, 2048, 2048, 2048 MB Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	54.5% Above average	MC Read 18 MC Write 19.4 MC Mixed 17.4 52% 18.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 19.9 SC Mixed 19.2 52% 18.2 GB/s	Latency 64 62% 64 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 54.5% Great: 55%

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) Builds (Compare 2,609 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	862x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	621x
Core i7-4790Intel $132Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	311x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	443x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	208x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	178x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	119x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	67x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	61x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	155x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	101x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	48x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $783

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $388	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $79
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4070 $520	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $353