MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 30% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	35.8% 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	90% 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 (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	4.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20141224
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 29 '20 at 07:34
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690-$51 73,695 User benchmarks, average bench 67% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	83.5% Excellent	Memory 96.4 1-Core 108 2-Core 215 81% 140 Pts	4-Core 403 8-Core 438 55% 421 Pts	64-Core 428 26% 428 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3202) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	35.8% Below average	Lighting 46.7 Reflection 44.3 Parallax 40.3 38% 43.8 fps	MRender 39.4 Gravity 41.2 Splatting 35.8 32% 38.8 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 35.8% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141 42,930 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 25GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 237 136 153 128 128 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	90% Excellent	Read 457 Write 359 Mixed 313 SusWrite 163 72% 323 MB/s	4K Read 28.9 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 44 157% 59.9 MB/s	DQ Read 279 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 195 175% 263 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 103%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$24 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 203GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 131 129 128 130 130 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	71.3% Very good	Read 120 Write 89.2 Mixed 75 SusWrite 129 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 71.3% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ares DDR3 2400 C11 2x4GB 787 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	82% Excellent	MC Read 30.5 MC Write 32.5 MC Mixed 25.8 85% 29.6 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 19.7 SC Mixed 22.2 58% 20.2 GB/s	Latency 52.5 76% 52.5 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 82%

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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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Typical Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) Builds (Compare 2,607 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	861x
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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	61x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	154x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	101x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	48x

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Total price: $783

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