MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 75.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	64% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	83.6% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	22.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150528
Uptime	4.9 Days
Run Date	Aug 05 '18 at 08:31
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	NPL-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing as expected (58^th 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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	75.7% Very good	Memory 84.2 1-Core 116 2-Core 213 79% 138 Pts	4-Core 362 8-Core 576 58% 469 Pts	64-Core 619 38% 619 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% MSI(1462 3170) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	64% Good	Lighting 82.2 Reflection 82.3 Parallax 72.8 67% 79.1 fps	MRender 73.8 Gravity 75 Splatting 66.9 58% 71.9 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 64% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SP900 256GB-$300 9,430 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 20GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5.8.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 188 175 164 144 163 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	83.6% Excellent	Read 385 Write 245 Mixed 286 SusWrite 169 60% 271 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 93.5 4K Mixed 42.2 154% 56.4 MB/s	DQ Read 246 DQ Write 219 DQ Mixed 225 171% 230 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 89%
Adata Ultimate SU800 512GB-$65 31,280 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 76GB free Firmware: Q0125A SusWrite @10s intervals: 396 368 428 436 427 349 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 444 Mixed 402 SusWrite 401 98% 435 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 97.1 4K Mixed 45.9 156% 57.8 MB/s	DQ Read 329 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 273 219% 308 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 127%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 190GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 146 160 155 159 160 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Read 156 Write 162 Mixed 31 SusWrite 155 91% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 148% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 107%
StoreJet Transcend 2TB 3,626 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 848GB free, PID 7000 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 102 99 101 101 101 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	43.1% Average	Read 75.2 Write 119 Mixed 85.8 SusWrite 100 135% 95 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 0.6 137% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 43.1% Great: 55%
StoreJet Transcend 2TB 3,626 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 123GB free, PID 7000 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 91 90 91 92 92 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	37.6% Below average	Read 49 Write 118 Mixed 85 SusWrite 91.1 127% 85.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 0.6 140% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 37.6% Great: 55%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 0420 0420 DDR3 1600 0420 DDR3 1600 32GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	47.7% Average	MC Read 16.6 MC Write 17.5 MC Mixed 14.6 46% 16.2 GB/s	SC Read 12.6 SC Write 16.6 SC Mixed 15.1 42% 14.8 GB/s	Latency 73.1 55% 73.1 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 47.7% Great: 62%

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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 2,586 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	852x
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	207x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	175x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	119x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16