MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Raft	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 66.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	31% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	97.1% 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.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	10 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140422
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 03 '20 at 02:04
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	100%

PC Performing above expectations (72^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 below expectations (6^th percentile)	66.5% Good	Memory 66.8 1-Core 91.7 2-Core 190 65% 116 Pts	4-Core 356 8-Core 668 61% 512 Pts	64-Core 698 43% 698 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 66.5% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX Vega-64-$400 91,676 User benchmarks, average bench 87% AMD(1002 6B76) CLim: 1630 MHz, MLim: 945 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.12.3 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	31% Below average	Lighting 0.07 Reflection 87.8 Parallax 163 0% 83.7 fps	MRender 87.7 Gravity 115 Splatting 124 91% 109 fps
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 31% Great: 94%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Plextor PX-128G7Ne 128GB 69 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 23GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 303 312 287 311 315 308 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	Read 477 Write 323 Mixed 263 SusWrite 306 76% 342 MB/s	4K Read 35.5 4K Write 90.4 4K Mixed 42.3 156% 56.1 MB/s	DQ Read 199 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 200 167% 237 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 97%
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 94GB free Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 324 319 318 310 312 310 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	Read 441 Write 328 Mixed 291 SusWrite 315 77% 344 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 42.9 158% 60.5 MB/s	DQ Read 174 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 150 139% 210 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 97%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 112GB free Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 92 87 94 87 85 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	65.2% Good	Read 268 Write 120 Mixed 163 SusWrite 91.3 36% 161 MB/s	4K Read 27.3 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 37.9 144% 55.8 MB/s	DQ Read 85.3 DQ Write 126 DQ Mixed 102 78% 104 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 65.2% Great: 73%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 112GB free Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 98 93 101 102 98 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	68.3% Good	Read 262 Write 130 Mixed 188 SusWrite 98.7 38% 169 MB/s	4K Read 29.1 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 39.7 153% 59.5 MB/s	DQ Read 94.1 DQ Write 126 DQ Mixed 78.4 68% 99.3 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 73%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 1600 C7 2x8GB 2,105 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	56.4% Above average	MC Read 22.1 MC Write 22.5 MC Mixed 19.1 61% 21.2 GB/s	SC Read 8.8 SC Write 17.1 SC Mixed 11 35% 12.3 GB/s	Latency 109 37% 109 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 75%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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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 $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	67x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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 $260	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 $175	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16