MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 78.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	59.1% 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	38.6% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). 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	9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140922
Uptime	2.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 21 '19 at 23:04
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing below expectations (38^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 as expected (45^th percentile)	78.9% Very good	Memory 86.6 1-Core 111 2-Core 216 79% 138 Pts	4-Core 383 8-Core 641 62% 512 Pts	64-Core 639 40% 639 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 78.9% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85AC) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2052 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	59.1% Above average	Lighting 76.5 Reflection 75.6 Parallax 60.9 62% 71 fps	MRender 66.2 Gravity 64.7 Splatting 63.6 53% 64.8 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$26 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 41GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z32070RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 63 33 43 48 42 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	38.6% Below average	Read 110 Write 150 Mixed 331 SusWrite 53.4 37% 161 MB/s	4K Read 17.1 4K Write 66.5 4K Mixed 15.9 82% 33.2 MB/s	DQ Read 152 DQ Write 154 DQ Mixed 16.9 50% 108 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 38.6% Great: 86%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 93GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 76 79 76 79 78 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	49.5% Average	Read 94.2 Write 128 Mixed 76.2 SusWrite 77.8 69% 93.9 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 182% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 84%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$80 26,217 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 219GB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 97 101 101 103 101 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	58.1% Above average	Read 102 Write 103 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 101 69% 93.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 108%
WD Elements 107C 3TB 3,265 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 2TB free, PID 107c Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 75 74 74 75 75 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	40.6% Average	Read 118 Write 120 Mixed 90.3 SusWrite 74.5 134% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 112% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 40.6% Great: 58%
Samsung Flash Drive 128GB 4,330 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 87GB free, PID 1000, Samsung 3.1 USB Stick Bar Plus (128GB) Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 43 43 43 43 43 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 12% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 2,600 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1400 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (49^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	49.9% Average	MC Read 17.2 MC Write 18.1 MC Mixed 15.7 49% 17 GB/s	SC Read 12.4 SC Write 17.8 SC Mixed 15.9 44% 15.4 GB/s	Latency 70.8 56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 74%

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

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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	843x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	616x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	306x

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 $109Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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