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MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 79% Battleship	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 59% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 67.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	115% 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	46% 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 (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	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150828
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 29 '20 at 14:44
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing as expected (48^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 2.15 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	67.7% Good	Memory 95.9 1-Core 91.9 2-Core 166 72% 118 Pts	4-Core 225 8-Core 259 32% 242 Pts	64-Core 243 15% 243 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 67.7% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$275 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Asus(1043 8708) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing below potential (45^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	115% Outstanding	Lighting 149 Reflection 150 Parallax 159 122% 153 fps	MRender 188 Gravity 133 Splatting 107 113% 143 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 120GB 16,974 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 81GB free (System drive) Firmware: UE4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 2.7 4.5 102 81 63 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	46% Average	Read 450 Write 211 Mixed 220 SusWrite 67 52% 237 MB/s	4K Read 23.6 4K Write 41.1 4K Mixed 12.5 74% 25.7 MB/s	DQ Read 50.7 DQ Write 61.4 DQ Mixed 28.7 29% 46.9 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 46% Great: 55%
Intenso Portable SSD 512GB 132 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 285GB free Firmware: 0506 SusWrite @10s intervals: 253 191 74 74 74 31 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	36.4% Below average	Read 404 Write 389 Mixed 26.8 SusWrite 116 52% 234 MB/s	4K Read 17.4 4K Write 12.5 4K Mixed 1.2 34% 10.4 MB/s	DQ Read 155 DQ Write 21 DQ Mixed 25.2 34% 67.2 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 36.4% Great: 70%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$18 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 358GB free Firmware: KC48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 116 117 119 119 118 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	70.4% Very good	Read 128 Write 125 Mixed 68.4 SusWrite 118 80% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 70.4% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 122,541 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	68.3% Good	MC Read 24.4 MC Write 25.5 MC Mixed 21.5 68% 23.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 18.4 SC Mixed 21.8 55% 19.3 GB/s	Latency 54.2 74% 54.2 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 68.3% 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 2,674 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	892x
Core i5-4690KIntel $43Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	635x
Core i7-4790Intel $115Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	315x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	462x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	211x
GTX 1070Nvidia $200Bench 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	103x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	50x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $783

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $169	Nvidia RTX 4060 $296	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $135
Intel Core i5-12400F $111	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $345	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $209	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $350