MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 67.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	34% 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	38.2% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	3.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Feb 29 '20 at 18:43
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	ARG-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4590-$188 151,366 User benchmarks, average bench 63% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	67.6% Good	Memory 79.9 1-Core 94.9 2-Core 198 71% 124 Pts	4-Core 325 8-Core 304 43% 314 Pts	64-Core 342 21% 342 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 67.6% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% MSI(1462 3351) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 442.19 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	34% Below average	Lighting 44.1 Reflection 30.5 Parallax 41.2 36% 38.6 fps	MRender 37.1 Gravity 39.1 Splatting 35.3 30% 37.2 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 34% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 120 GB 120GB 14,313 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 13GB free (System drive) Firmware: UE3000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 27 46 27 12 37 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	38.2% Below average	Read 343 Write 60 Mixed 78.2 SusWrite 33.3 28% 129 MB/s	4K Read 16.5 4K Write 32.6 4K Mixed 16.4 63% 21.8 MB/s	DQ Read 88.5 DQ Write 50 DQ Mixed 9.8 23% 49.4 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 38.2% Great: 55%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 251GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 94 106 97 96 92 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	59% Above average	Read 106 Write 92.7 Mixed 61 SusWrite 99.1 66% 89.8 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 199% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 109%
WD WD7500AALX-009BA0 750GB 2,069 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 206GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 78 80 79 79 79 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	50.6% Above average	Read 97.5 Write 101 Mixed 72 SusWrite 78.6 64% 87.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 74%
SMI Reader 16GB 42 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 12GB free, PID 6300 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 19 20 20 20 20 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	15.2% Very poor	Read 20 Write 20 Mixed 17.8 SusWrite 19.7 26% 19.4 MB/s	4K Read 5.3 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 2.9 193% 3.47 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 15.2% Great: 15%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/4G 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1866C9 KHX1866C10D3/4G 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1866C9 16GB 45 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 1333, 1867, 1333, 1867 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	54.8% Above average	MC Read 20.5 MC Write 21.2 MC Mixed 17.1 56% 19.6 GB/s	SC Read 13.6 SC Write 14.6 SC Mixed 15.3 41% 14.5 GB/s	Latency 80.8 50% 80.8 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 71%

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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	852x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	617x
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	175x

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	153x
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 i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $250	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16