MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	42.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	131% 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	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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	29.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 01 '20 at 10:09
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 133 2-Core 264 92% 164 Pts	4-Core 465 8-Core 699 72% 582 Pts	64-Core 692 43% 692 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 3752) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 446.14 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.3% Average	Lighting 48 Reflection 55.4 Parallax 45 39% 49.5 fps	MRender 68.6 Gravity 47.5 Splatting 61.2 48% 59.1 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 42.3% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 300GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 309 337 347 350 390 388 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	Read 518 Write 494 Mixed 457 SusWrite 353 102% 456 MB/s	4K Read 50 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 68.9 231% 81.7 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 364 274% 366 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 129%
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$250 44,466 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 67GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 310 340 347 335 215 180 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 520 Write 495 Mixed 451 SusWrite 288 98% 438 MB/s	4K Read 49.8 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 69.4 232% 82.2 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 363 273% 365 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 133%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$129 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 144GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 309 335 331 339 377 386 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	132% Outstanding	Read 520 Write 496 Mixed 445 SusWrite 346 102% 452 MB/s	4K Read 51 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 70.3 236% 83.7 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 364 274% 366 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 133%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 104 104 105 105 105 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	57.8% Above average	Read 97.1 Write 95.9 Mixed 72.8 SusWrite 104 68% 92.4 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 169% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 84%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 446GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 153 153 153 153 153 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	96% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 147 Mixed 80.6 SusWrite 152 103% 140 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.2 239% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C9 4x8GB 1,459 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	72.7% Very good	MC Read 26.3 MC Write 25.8 MC Mixed 22.6 71% 24.9 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 24.8 SC Mixed 24.3 66% 23 GB/s	Latency 53.2 75% 53.2 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 72%

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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 2,570 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	844x
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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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