MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	50.6% 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)
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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	2.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 02 '18 at 18:42
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	EST-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (68^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 4.4 GHz, turbo 5.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	88% Excellent	Memory 89.9 1-Core 115 2-Core 256 85% 154 Pts	4-Core 499 8-Core 487 66% 493 Pts	64-Core 467 29% 467 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 88% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2972) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 399.7 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.6% Above average	Lighting 63.7 Reflection 63.5 Parallax 57.2 52% 61.5 fps	MRender 69.2 Gravity 58.9 Splatting 51.2 48% 59.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 13GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 483 Write 466 Mixed 362 97% 437 MB/s	4K Read 39.6 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 61.5 202% 73.6 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 359 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 115%
Intel SSDSCKKF256H6 SATA 256GB 3,152 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 238GB free Firmware: LBFD07N SusWrite @10s intervals: 244 113 105 104 109 106 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	85% Excellent	Read 477 Write 456 Mixed 411 SusWrite 130 82% 368 MB/s	4K Read 28.3 4K Write 96.2 4K Mixed 45 152% 56.5 MB/s	DQ Read 265 DQ Write 215 DQ Mixed 169 146% 216 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 85% Great: 83%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 10GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 57 83 76 75 65 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	61.9% Good	Read 145 Write 128 Mixed 66.7 SusWrite 70.6 75% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.5 92% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 61.9% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 2x4GB 9,036 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 2400 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (61^st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	56.2% Above average	MC Read 20 MC Write 20.4 MC Mixed 17.3 55% 19.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 19.3 SC Mixed 17.7 51% 17.7 GB/s	Latency 67.4 59% 67.4 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 84%

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Typical Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) Builds (Compare 2,572 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	845x
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 $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	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 $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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