MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Surfboard	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 72.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	30.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	90% 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.

Very high background CPU (63%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 09 '19 at 00:20
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	63%

PC Performing as expected (55^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 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	72.2% Very good	Memory 91.2 1-Core 109 2-Core 169 74% 123 Pts	4-Core 309 8-Core 312 42% 311 Pts	64-Core 322 20% 322 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199 77,943 User benchmarks, average bench 27% MSI(1462 3031) 2GB CLim: 1060 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 19.5.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	30.1% Below average	Lighting 37.8 Reflection 34 Parallax 45.8 31% 39.2 fps	MRender 30.3 Gravity 33.1 Splatting 39.4 29% 34.3 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 30.1% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$38 78,255 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 230GB free (System drive) Firmware: P3CR010 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 366 373 357 346 344 351 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	90% Excellent	Read 387 Write 344 Mixed 389 SusWrite 356 83% 369 MB/s	4K Read 24.9 4K Write 56.4 4K Mixed 32.2 109% 37.8 MB/s	DQ Read 350 DQ Write 502 DQ Mixed 224 226% 359 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 242%
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 212GB free Firmware: M0CR070 SusWrite @10s intervals: 237 237 218 205 151 124 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	56% Above average	Read 273 Write 297 Mixed 263 SusWrite 195 58% 257 MB/s	4K Read 11.8 4K Write 59 4K Mixed 18.5 73% 29.8 MB/s	DQ Read 225 DQ Write 267 DQ Mixed 293 208% 262 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 95%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 0GB free Firmware: CC45 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 3 Write 8.3 Mixed 9 5% 6.77 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.2 36% 0.23 MB/s
Poor: 55% Great: 112%
Hitachi HUS724030ALE641 3TB 13,833 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 492GB free Firmware: MJ8OA5F0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 141 138 145 143 146 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	74.1% Very good	Read 116 Write 142 Mixed 75.6 SusWrite 143 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 89%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 1x8GB 3,931 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	40.9% Average	MC Read 14.1 MC Write 14.6 MC Mixed 11.6 38% 13.4 GB/s	SC Read 12 SC Write 13 SC Mixed 12.8 36% 12.6 GB/s	Latency 65.4 61% 65.4 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 40.9% Great: 35%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) Builds (Compare 2,570 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	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 $261	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