MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 82.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	157% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	28GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 28GB 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	24.1 GB free of 28 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 05 '18 at 00:31
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (70^th 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-$55 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	82.3% Excellent	Memory 89.1 1-Core 118 2-Core 227 82% 144 Pts	4-Core 438 8-Core 435 58% 436 Pts	64-Core 422 26% 422 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 82%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 166GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 567 561 390 304 305 311 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	157% Outstanding	Read 580 Write 520 Mixed 520 SusWrite 406 114% 507 MB/s	4K Read 53.4 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 75.4 243% 84 MB/s	DQ Read 779 DQ Write 681 DQ Mixed 992 672% 817 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 157% Great: 280%
Toshiba THNSNK512GCS8 SATA 512GB 160 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 476GB free Firmware: K8DC4101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 258 259 327 357 349 350 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	86.7% Excellent	Read 398 Write 360 Mixed 211 SusWrite 317 72% 321 MB/s	4K Read 16.7 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 29.1 122% 52.9 MB/s	DQ Read 363 DQ Write 283 DQ Mixed 181 174% 276 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 89%
OCZ Trion 150 480GB-$300 13,412 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 402GB free Firmware: SAFZ12.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 270 271 208 221 289 269 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Read 465 Write 405 Mixed 354 SusWrite 254 83% 369 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 98 4K Mixed 39.8 144% 55 MB/s	DQ Read 347 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 198 189% 296 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 101%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$39 55,121 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 714GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 117 117 116 118 119 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	68.5% Good	Read 122 Write 113 Mixed 82.5 SusWrite 117 80% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 74%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$39 55,121 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 847GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 96 98 98 98 98 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	55.6% Above average	Read 96.2 Write 96.5 Mixed 69.7 SusWrite 97.2 66% 89.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2400C11D3/8GX 0215 CMY16GX3M2A2400C11 D3ES12081XH12AA KHX2400C11D3/8GX 28GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2400, 1600, 1600, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	54.1% Above average	MC Read 18.5 MC Write 19.6 MC Mixed 16.6 52% 18.2 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 19.9 SC Mixed 18.8 52% 18.1 GB/s	Latency 68.4 58% 68.4 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 54%

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Typical Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) Builds (Compare 2,590 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	853x
Core i5-4690KIntel $55Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	619x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	309x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	441x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	207x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	176x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	119x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	67x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	60x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	154x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	99x
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 i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16