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 (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	121% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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	10 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141224
Uptime	4.2 Days
Run Date	May 20 '20 at 22:32
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	76.2% Very good	Memory 90 1-Core 113 2-Core 225 81% 143 Pts	4-Core 355 8-Core 400 50% 378 Pts	64-Core 441 27% 441 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 82%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 176GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 453 373 292 292 292 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 484 Mixed 429 SusWrite 360 100% 444 MB/s	4K Read 45.1 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 59.6 200% 69.8 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 362 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 128%
Intel SSD Pro 1500 Series 180GB 195 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 84GB free Firmware: LSTi SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 172 140 181 152 173 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	79.2% Very good	Read 316 Write 199 Mixed 224 SusWrite 168 51% 227 MB/s	4K Read 34.8 4K Write 90.9 4K Mixed 37.8 149% 54.5 MB/s	DQ Read 279 DQ Write 204 DQ Mixed 139 132% 207 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 79.2% Great: 79%
Intel Raid 1 Volume 6TB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 399% 2TB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 78 80 80 79 79 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	10.4% Very poor	Read 79.5 Write 51.3 Mixed 56.8 SusWrite 79.5 15% 66.8 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 9.4 4K Mixed 0.7 7% 3.7 MB/s	DQ Read 2 DQ Write 12.5 DQ Mixed 2 3% 5.5 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 10.4% Great: 939%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 3TB free Firmware: CC52 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 147 148 147 149 148 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	86.8% Excellent	Read 156 Write 134 Mixed 72 SusWrite 147 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 129% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/4G 0215 CMY8GX3M2A2400C11 KHX1866C10D3/4G 0215 CMY8GX3M2A2400C11 16GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 1333, 1600, 1333, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	52.5% Above average	MC Read 17.7 MC Write 18.9 MC Mixed 16.6 51% 17.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 19.2 SC Mixed 16.8 48% 17 GB/s	Latency 67.2 60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 70%

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Typical Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) Builds (Compare 2,578 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	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 $75Bench 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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16