MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 25% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	28.4% 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	82.1% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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 (13%). 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	15.4 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150828
Uptime	4 Days
Run Date	Sep 08 '19 at 15:33
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (69^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 4.05 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	85% Excellent	Memory 92.8 1-Core 128 2-Core 234 86% 152 Pts	4-Core 417 8-Core 610 64% 514 Pts	64-Core 671 42% 671 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 85% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199 77,943 User benchmarks, average bench 27% Sapphire(174B E271) CLim: 1070 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.8.2 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	28.4% Poor	Lighting 35.8 Reflection 32.4 Parallax 43.5 29% 37.2 fps	MRender 28.5 Gravity 31.6 Splatting 36.5 27% 32.2 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 28.4% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 141GB free (System drive) Firmware: 608ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 184 175 179 166 168 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	82.1% Excellent	Read 303 Write 197 Mixed 283 SusWrite 170 53% 239 MB/s	4K Read 33.2 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 44.7 165% 62.1 MB/s	DQ Read 150 DQ Write 243 DQ Mixed 182 142% 192 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 117GB free Firmware: HP73 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 125 128 128 127 123 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	71.2% Very good	Read 122 Write 124 Mixed 61.7 SusWrite 126 79% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 126% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 71.2% Great: 88%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 331GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 129 135 133 137 139 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	61.6% Good	Read 80.5 Write 82 Mixed 32.8 SusWrite 134 60% 82.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 152% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 61.6% Great: 107%
WD Re 2TB-$54 16,276 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 747GB free Firmware: 01.01D02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 107 109 107 108 108 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	65% Good	Read 118 Write 108 Mixed 102 SusWrite 108 81% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 0.9 201% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 65% Great: 83%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT51264BA160B.C16F GKH800UD51208-1600 Hynix HMT351U6EFR8C-PB 1315 CT102464BA160B.C16 24GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	62.9% Good	MC Read 23.5 MC Write 23.3 MC Mixed 18.2 62% 21.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 23.2 SC Mixed 20.5 56% 19.5 GB/s	Latency 62.5 64% 62.5 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 62.9% Great: 64%

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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	845x
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 $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 $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 $40	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