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MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 92% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 76% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 78.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	117% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	82% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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 (17%). 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	20.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 03 '22 at 22:26
Run Duration	239 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5775C-$170 2,527 User benchmarks, average bench 85% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	78.6% Very good	Memory 95.7 1-Core 111 2-Core 206 80% 138 Pts	4-Core 333 8-Core 549 54% 441 Pts	64-Core 541 34% 541 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$387 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% EVGA(3842 3172) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.76 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	117% Outstanding	Lighting 151 Reflection 149 Parallax 152 123% 151 fps	MRender 185 Gravity 133 Splatting 116 115% 145 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$85 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 149GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 342 155 110 111 104 102 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	82% Excellent	Read 456 Write 416 Mixed 370 SusWrite 154 78% 349 MB/s	4K Read 31.1 4K Write 54.9 4K Mixed 38.1 125% 41.4 MB/s	DQ Read 343 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 321 247% 336 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$30 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 723GB free Firmware: HP33 SusWrite @10s intervals: MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	49.2% Average	Read 103 Write 75.1 Mixed 69.9 SusWrite 68.4 59% 79.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 160% 1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 49.2% Great: 112%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$66 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 747GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 38 41 43 42 42 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	41.2% Average	Read 101 Write 62.7 Mixed 63.3 SusWrite 42.1 50% 67.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 41.2% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GB 6,467 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (95^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	64.5% Good	MC Read 33.6 MC Write 18.4 MC Mixed 17.8 66% 23.3 GB/s	SC Read 12 SC Write 18.3 SC Mixed 11.7 40% 14 GB/s	Latency 54.8 73% 54.8 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 64.5% Great: 65%

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

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Typical Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) Builds (Compare 2,684 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	893x
Core i5-4690KIntel $43Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	640x
Core i7-4790Intel $104Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	315x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	465x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	212x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	179x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	122x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	68x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	65x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	159x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	104x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	50x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $783

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