MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Raft	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 91%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	27% 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	81.6% 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	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.

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 30 '19 at 22:55
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	DZA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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 4.4 GHz, turbo 5.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91% Outstanding	Memory 93.2 1-Core 133 2-Core 261 91% 162 Pts	4-Core 515 8-Core 499 68% 507 Pts	64-Core 510 32% 510 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% MSI(1462 2847) 2GB CLim: 1241 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 436.30 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	27% Poor	Lighting 31.2 Reflection 29.5 Parallax 42.5 25% 34.4 fps	MRender 41.8 Gravity 38.1 Splatting 32.8 30% 37.6 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 27% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX900 256GB-$164 6,726 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 74GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5.8.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 208 203 186 169 162 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	81.6% Excellent	Read 393 Write 270 Mixed 271 SusWrite 180 62% 278 MB/s	4K Read 31.8 4K Write 82.9 4K Mixed 41.1 145% 51.9 MB/s	DQ Read 242 DQ Write 209 DQ Mixed 216 164% 222 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 90%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 37GB free Firmware: 17.01H17 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 96 98 102 101 98 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	50.5% Above average	Read 80.6 Write 75.4 Mixed 58.8 SusWrite 95.4 57% 77.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 69%
WD Blue 320GB (2007)-$90 108,153 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 13GB free Firmware: 01.03E01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 72 73 95 90 69 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	48.3% Average	Read 91.7 Write 89.1 Mixed 57.6 SusWrite 76.2 58% 78.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 58%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 32GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 59 59 61 60 60 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	49.4% Average	Read 114 Write 104 Mixed 70.6 SusWrite 58 64% 86.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 69%
Maxtor STM3500630AS 500GB-$80 1,461 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 44GB free Firmware: 3.AAE SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 61 61 62 62 62 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	36.9% Below average	Read 67.9 Write 41.4 Mixed 48.2 SusWrite 60.3 40% 54.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 36.9% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR3 1600G 2OZ 4x4GB 72 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	64.6% Good	MC Read 22.5 MC Write 23.3 MC Mixed 20.6 63% 22.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 21 59% 20.8 GB/s	Latency 61.7 65% 61.7 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 65%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) - $135

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	848x
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 $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	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 $177	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