MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Sail boat	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 60.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	52% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	92.2% 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 (44%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140422
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 11 '17 at 16:35
Run Duration	209 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	44%

PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	60.9% Good	Memory 74.4 1-Core 103 2-Core 190 70% 122 Pts	4-Core 267 8-Core 317 38% 292 Pts	64-Core 338 21% 338 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399 68,699 User benchmarks, average bench 46% MSI(1462 3081) CLim: 977 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.1.1 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	52% Above average	Lighting 64.4 Reflection 57.7 Parallax 77.1 52% 66.4 fps	MRender 57.5 Gravity 51.8 Splatting 73.2 51% 60.8 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 240GB 15,968 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM22.3 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 1 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1675 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 664 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 98 98 8589935151 (AD) Unknown 100 100 1572944 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 162 (C2) HDA temperature 98 98 128850984990 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 4662	92.2% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 462 Mixed 438 105% 469 MB/s	4K Read 27.3 4K Write 98.7 4K Mixed 12.2 109% 46 MB/s	DQ Read 251 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 45.8 102% 208 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 99%
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 2.5" 500GB-$16 83,084 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 246GB free Firmware: 0002SDM1 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 116 99 109583676 (03) Spinup time 98 98 0 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2556 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 82 60 185011294 (09) Power-on hours count 91 91 8212 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 37 2453 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 98 98 2 (BC) Unknown 100 98 1126 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 75 29 2435667197977 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 214 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 67 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 66 66 69288 (C2) HDA temperature 25 71 4294967321 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 47 38 109583676 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (FE) Unknown 100 100 0	39.8% Below average	Read 68.8 Write 70.1 Mixed 63.6 51% 67.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.49 4K Write 0.84 4K Mixed 0.44 84% 0.59 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 39.8% Great: 43%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 26GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 1814 (03) Spinup time 160 154 5000 (04) Start/Stop count 92 92 8175 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 81 81 14232 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 92 92 8129 (C0) Power-off retract count 199 199 1462 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 198 198 8175 (C2) HDA temperature 116 94 31 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 33 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 32 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 1 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 53	48.6% Average	Read 90.8 Write 78.2 Mixed 88 65% 85.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.39 4K Write 2.05 4K Mixed 0.37 95% 0.94 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 48.6% Great: 62%
WD WD6400AACS-00G8B1 640GB 9,045 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 40GB free Firmware: 05.04C05 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 45 (03) Spinup time 127 126 6650 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1668 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 91 91 6959 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1653 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 83 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 1667 (C2) HDA temperature 120 87 27 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 3 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 3 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 1 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 2	21.5% Poor	Read 65.2 Write 9.19 Mixed 55.9 33% 43.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.31 4K Write 1.99 4K Mixed 0.28 81% 0.86 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 21.5% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 21,220 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	45.6% Average	MC Read 15.8 MC Write 16.9 MC Mixed 15.1 46% 15.9 GB/s	SC Read 11.4 SC Write 15.4 SC Mixed 13.7 39% 13.5 GB/s	Latency 91.5 44% 91.5 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 45.6% 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	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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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