MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 70.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150415
Uptime	155.9 Days
Run Date	Dec 14 '18 at 08:08
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	MAC-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4460-$194 245,403 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	70.1% Very good	Memory 89.5 1-Core 93.5 2-Core 185 72% 123 Pts	4-Core 287 8-Core 334 40% 311 Pts	64-Core 321 20% 321 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6163) CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2214 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 417.35 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 80.6 Reflection 80.6 Parallax 71.3 66% 77.5 fps	Gravity 68.8 Splatting 53 53% 60.9 fps
Poor: 51% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 109GB free Firmware: X31200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 278 221 213 213 210 209 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 452 Mixed 349 SusWrite 224 86% 382 MB/s	4K Read 35.5 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 45.7 170% 63.7 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 311 DQ Mixed 124 152% 269 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 108%
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 22GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 492 Write 479 Mixed 406 102% 459 MB/s	4K Read 46.7 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 60.5 209% 73.8 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 354 268% 361 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 115%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 150GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 135 121 87 151 155 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	87.5% Excellent	Read 174 Write 181 Mixed 88.7 SusWrite 131 105% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown Team-Elite-1600 Kingston 99P5471-036.A00LF 16GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	55.1% Above average	MC Read 18.7 MC Write 21 MC Mixed 17.4 54% 19 GB/s	SC Read 13.4 SC Write 17.7 SC Mixed 18.3 47% 16.5 GB/s	Latency 67.9 59% 67.9 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 62%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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	308x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	441x
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	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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16