MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 84.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	40.7% 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	80.5% 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	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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	9.2 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141224
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 02 '19 at 17:27
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Memory 94 1-Core 114 2-Core 228 83% 145 Pts	4-Core 430 8-Core 446 58% 438 Pts	64-Core 433 27% 433 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-$329 50,279 User benchmarks, average bench 45% Asus(1043 8469) 3GB CLim: 1228 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 417.58 Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	40.7% Average	Lighting 46.5 Reflection 43.7 Parallax 62.3 38% 50.8 fps	MRender 64.8 Gravity 61.5 Splatting 46.7 46% 57.7 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 40.7% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra Plus 128GB-$75 16,709 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 21GB free (System drive) Firmware: X2316RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 143 129 131 114 91 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	80.5% Excellent	Read 477 Write 171 Mixed 192 SusWrite 129 53% 242 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 89.9 4K Mixed 36.7 139% 51.9 MB/s	DQ Read 318 DQ Write 177 DQ Mixed 116 122% 204 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 91%
Samsung HD103SI 1TB-$89 48,059 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 108GB free Firmware: 1AG01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 65 65 68 68 68 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	44.5% Average	Read 88 Write 83.5 Mixed 44.2 SusWrite 66.9 52% 70.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 44.5% Great: 59%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 158GB free Firmware: CC24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 108 106 106 109 104 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	78.3% Very good	Read 166 Write 142 Mixed 84.7 SusWrite 107 92% 125 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 78.3% Great: 114%
HGST Travelstar 5K1000 2.5" 1TB 129,581 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 930GB free Firmware: JA0OA560 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 95 97 97 98 97 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	56.3% Above average	Read 99.7 Write 98.2 Mixed 38.3 SusWrite 96.4 60% 83.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 115% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-14900CL10-8GBXL Kingston KHX1600C9D3/2GX Kingston KHX1600C9D3/2GX 12GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 1867, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 2048, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	34.6% Below average	MC Read 11 MC Write 11.6 MC Mixed 9.8 31% 10.8 GB/s	SC Read 10.6 SC Write 11.4 SC Mixed 10.7 31% 10.9 GB/s	Latency 59.7 67% 59.7 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 34.6% Great: 41%

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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	846x
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 $90Bench 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 $269	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 $178	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