MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 87.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	70% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	91.8% 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	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.

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 27 '21 at 02:27
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	87.2% Excellent	Memory 89.4 1-Core 128 2-Core 257 88% 158 Pts	4-Core 458 8-Core 658 70% 558 Pts	64-Core 666 41% 666 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% EVGA(3842 1161) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.92 Performing below potential (74^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	70% Very good	Lighting 92.9 Reflection 89.3 Parallax 77.5 76% 86.6 fps	MRender 64.8 Gravity 79.9 Splatting 71.2 59% 72 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 204GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 221 222 221 221 310 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 178 Mixed 307 SusWrite 229 67% 303 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 46.7 167% 60.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1 DQ Write 279 DQ Mixed 1 43% 93.7 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 124%
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 250GB 26,055 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 153GB free Firmware: RVT24B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 269 469 438 367 329 326 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 473 Mixed 422 SusWrite 366 100% 443 MB/s	4K Read 34.4 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 47.7 171% 63.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 1 53% 116 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 126%
TOSHIBA MK1059GSM 1TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 857GB free, PID 2352 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.5 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.8 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	12.6% Very poor	Read 40 Write 34.5 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 5.4 34% 27 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.5 80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 12.6% Great: 13%
TOSHIBA MQ01ABD100 1TB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 930GB free, PID 2352 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 38 38 38 38 38 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	19.9% Very poor	Read 39.9 Write 41.8 Mixed 24 SusWrite 37.2 48% 35.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.5 84% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 19.9% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLE4G3D1608DE1TX0. 4x4GB 400 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	50.4% Above average	MC Read 17.5 MC Write 18.5 MC Mixed 15.4 49% 17.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 18.2 SC Mixed 14 44% 15.5 GB/s	Latency 68 59% 68 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 50.4% Great: 78%

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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	848x
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 $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	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 $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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