MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	48.9% 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	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 (12%). 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 @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141224
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 21 '18 at 03:21
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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)	73.1% Very good	Memory 84.6 1-Core 99.5 2-Core 196 73% 127 Pts	4-Core 332 8-Core 556 54% 444 Pts	64-Core 567 35% 567 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 853F) CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 411.70 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.9% Average	Lighting 60.4 Reflection 65.5 Parallax 58 49% 61.3 fps	MRender 71.1 Gravity 57.9 Splatting 51.8 48% 60.3 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 48.9% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX200 240GB-$36 36,559 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 14GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02.6 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 491 Write 438 Mixed 397 98% 442 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 96.2 4K Mixed 45 156% 57.5 MB/s	DQ Read 284 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 236 197% 282 MB/s
Poor: 55% Great: 91%
Kingston SVP100S2256G 256GB 170 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 38GB free Firmware: CJRA0202 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 177 179 185 183 183 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	49.3% Average	Read 226 Write 127 Mixed 130 SusWrite 180 37% 165 MB/s	4K Read 13.2 4K Write 55.7 4K Mixed 27.9 85% 32.3 MB/s	DQ Read 22 DQ Write 76.4 DQ Mixed 12.9 20% 37.1 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 49.3% Great: 50%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 29GB free Firmware: 521ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 80 80 77 81 78 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	50.9% Above average	Read 142 Write 108 Mixed 103 SusWrite 80.2 24% 108 MB/s	4K Read 23.5 4K Write 81.6 4K Mixed 29.1 116% 44.7 MB/s	DQ Read 119 DQ Write 100 DQ Mixed 89.7 73% 103 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 73%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 71GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 145 137 135 131 114 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Read 160 Write 157 Mixed 29.2 SusWrite 134 87% 120 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2 364% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/4G 0420 DDR3 1600 KHX1600C10D3/4G 0420 DDR3 1600 16GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	48.5% Average	MC Read 16.8 MC Write 17.8 MC Mixed 15.1 47% 16.6 GB/s	SC Read 12.2 SC Write 16.8 SC Mixed 15 42% 14.7 GB/s	Latency 72.5 55% 72.5 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 48.5% Great: 68%

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Typical Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) Builds (Compare 2,569 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	306x

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 $273	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 $186	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