MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 83.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	64.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	59.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (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	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 23 '21 at 09:03
Run Duration	195 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	83.2% Excellent	Memory 91.6 1-Core 115 2-Core 204 80% 137 Pts	4-Core 434 8-Core 428 58% 431 Pts	64-Core 417 26% 417 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super)-$300 180,577 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Gigabyte(1458 401A) CLim: 2310 MHz, MLim: 3250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	64.2% Good	Lighting 83.3 Reflection 86.5 Parallax 81.2 68% 83.7 fps	MRender 64.9 Gravity 79 Splatting 65.9 57% 69.9 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 119GB free (System drive) Firmware: 583ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 120 99 105 89 96 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	59.7% Above average	Read 264 Write 201 Mixed 183 SusWrite 107 42% 189 MB/s	4K Read 19 4K Write 95.6 4K Mixed 29.7 117% 48.1 MB/s	DQ Read 116 DQ Write 182 DQ Mixed 106 92% 135 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 85%
Kingston SSDNow KC400 256GB-$35 2,939 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 18GB free Firmware: SAFM001B SusWrite @10s intervals: 218 382 394 345 295 271 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	80.8% Excellent	Read 446 Write 274 Mixed 301 SusWrite 318 75% 335 MB/s	4K Read 27.8 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 14.8 114% 47.6 MB/s	DQ Read 324 DQ Write 167 DQ Mixed 69.6 98% 187 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 110%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 404GB free Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 273 273 316 276 322 MB/s Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	38.5% Below average	Read 187 Write 98.8 Mixed 81.8 SusWrite 277 36% 161 MB/s	4K Read 13.5 4K Write 19.5 4K Mixed 10.7 44% 14.6 MB/s	DQ Read 13.8 DQ Write 15.5 DQ Mixed 14.2 11% 14.5 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 38.5% Great: 102%
Seagate ST31000333AS 1TB-$750 12,067 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 195GB free Firmware: SD15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 72 73 73 70 73 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	40.7% Average	Read 70 Write 24.7 Mixed 44.3 SusWrite 71.6 39% 52.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 40.7% Great: 66%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 930GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 196 191 192 192 197 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 206 Write 119 Mixed 85.5 SusWrite 188 110% 150 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 174% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 77,652 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	63% Good	MC Read 22.3 MC Write 23.1 MC Mixed 19.6 62% 21.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.8 SC Write 21.6 SC Mixed 20.7 57% 20 GB/s	Latency 64.8 62% 64.8 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 63% Great: 63%

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Typical Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) Builds (Compare 2,571 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	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 $179	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