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 as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 63.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	15.8% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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 (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	8.3 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 05 '17 at 04:01
Run Duration	112 Seconds
Run User	DOM-User
Background CPU	32%

PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4570-$62 129,272 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	63.6% Good	Memory 79.4 1-Core 87.6 2-Core 175 66% 114 Pts	4-Core 273 8-Core 302 38% 287 Pts	64-Core 318 20% 318 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 63.6% Great: 72%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Kingston SV100S264G 64GB 1,876 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 27GB free (System drive) Firmware: D110225a Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 3887 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1869 (A8) Unknown 100 100 1 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 39 100 171801116711 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 4718592 (AD) Unknown 100 100 26269586831	15.8% Very poor	Read 116 Write 60 Mixed 74.3 18% 83.5 MB/s	4K Read 10.3 4K Write 7.31 4K Mixed 4.76 26% 7.45 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 15.8% Great: 30%
Hitachi Travelstar 5K750 750GB-$52 41,501 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 186GB free Firmware: JE4OA60A Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 179 179 77309411329 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 3218 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 72 72 12571 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 2629 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 99 99 317 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 52 52 483299 (C2) HDA temperature 181 181 201864708129 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 2 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 3 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0	40.3% Average	Read 69.1 Write 71.2 Mixed 68.2 52% 69.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.51 4K Write 1.13 4K Mixed 0.19 64% 0.61 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 40.3% Great: 53%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1600 C9 3x4GB 147 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 3 of 4 slots used 12GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	38.5% Below average	MC Read 13.2 MC Write 13.6 MC Mixed 13 38% 13.3 GB/s	SC Read 8.7 SC Write 11.6 SC Mixed 10.9 30% 10.4 GB/s	Latency 81.7 49% 81.7 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 38.5% Great: 59%

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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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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