MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 35% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	54.4% 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	89% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	2.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140627
Uptime	4.8 Days
Run Date	Dec 11 '17 at 16:17
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	73.2% Very good	Memory 83.2 1-Core 96 2-Core 184 70% 121 Pts	4-Core 342 8-Core 484 52% 413 Pts	64-Core 523 32% 523 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 73.2% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 3671) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	54.4% Above average	Lighting 69.7 Reflection 67.5 Parallax 66.4 57% 67.9 fps	MRender 70.9 Gravity 61.5 Splatting 53 50% 61.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 54.4% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M550 128GB-$40 2,673 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 17GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 15328 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1331 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 75 75 779 (AE) Unknown 100 100 58 (B4) Unknown 0 0 1036 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 70 52 206159413278 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 16 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 75 75 25 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 50046850527 (F7) Unknown 100 100 1580074139 (F8) Unknown 100 100 4098206521	89% Excellent	Read 509 Write 346 Mixed 413 94% 423 MB/s	4K Read 23.5 4K Write 79.3 4K Mixed 31.1 118% 44.7 MB/s	DQ Read 282 DQ Write 234 DQ Mixed 58.9 98% 192 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 104%
Lacie P9227 Slim 2TB 851 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1.5TB free Firmware: 1153 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	73.4% Very good	Read 126 Write 129 Mixed 76.9 82% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1.26 4K Write 4.48 4K Mixed 0.48 189% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 73.4% Great: 67%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 214GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 174 169 2291 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2274 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 80 80 15216 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1347 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 64 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2213 (C2) HDA temperature 117 101 26 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	80.1% Excellent	Read 151 Write 128 Mixed 119 100% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.59 4K Write 2.13 4K Mixed 0.19 86% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 109%
LaCie d2 quadra 1TB 185 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 871GB free, PID null Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	18.9% Very poor	Read 39.4 Write 41.7 Mixed 39.8 52% 40.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.68 4K Write 1.28 4K Mixed 0.38 59% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 18.9% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Transcend TS512MLK64V6H 2x4GB 483 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	47.3% Average	MC Read 18.6 MC Write 16.2 MC Mixed 15.3 48% 16.7 GB/s	SC Read 10.3 SC Write 13.2 SC Mixed 12.1 34% 11.9 GB/s	Latency 74.8 54% 74.8 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 47.3% Great: 59%

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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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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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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