MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	68.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	89.8% 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.

Very high background CPU (66%). 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	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140724
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 15 '18 at 20:10
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	66%

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PC Performing way above expectations (92^nd 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-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Memory 95.5 1-Core 120 2-Core 242 86% 153 Pts	4-Core 476 8-Core 474 64% 475 Pts	64-Core 470 29% 470 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Gigabyte(1458 371A) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2252 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 399.24 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	68.6% Good	Lighting 86.6 Reflection 84.5 Parallax 74.1 70% 81.7 fps	MRender 81 Gravity 77.7 Splatting 78.9 65% 79.2 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Patriot Torch LE 240GB 206 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 44GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM12.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 80 76 91 92 94 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Read 510 Write 448 Mixed 376 SusWrite 104 80% 360 MB/s	4K Read 33.6 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 41.8 158% 58.6 MB/s	DQ Read 321 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 179 176% 279 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 94%
Seagate Momentus Thin 7200 2.5" 320GB-$29 12,279 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 239GB free Firmware: 0006HPM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 104 103 104 105 104 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	63.1% Good	Read 116 Write 110 Mixed 58.7 SusWrite 104 71% 97.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.7 119% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 63.1% Great: 64%
WD WD1600JS-75NCB1 160GB 10,689 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 149GB free Firmware: 02.01C03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 60 61 61 61 61 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	34.1% Below average	Read 57.8 Write 59.7 Mixed 44.5 SusWrite 60.5 41% 55.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 196% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 34.1% Great: 35%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 210GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 89 90 90 90 91 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	59.5% Above average	Read 117 Write 110 Mixed 73 SusWrite 90.5 72% 97.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 69%
Maxtor STM3160215AS 160GB 8,567 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 246GB free Firmware: 3.AAD SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 69 68 70 71 71 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	40% Below average	Read 70 Write 67.2 Mixed 39 SusWrite 69.1 45% 61.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 40% Great: 41%

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 @ 2000 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	73.7% Very good	MC Read 26.7 MC Write 28.2 MC Mixed 22.4 74% 25.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.6 SC Write 22.8 SC Mixed 22.2 62% 21.5 GB/s	Latency 55.6 72% 55.6 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 72%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) - $135

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	846x
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 $273	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 $45	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