MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	49% 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	100% 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.

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	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 16 '16 at 15:28
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	THA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Memory 97.8 1-Core 126 2-Core 248 89% 157 Pts	4-Core 441 8-Core 644 68% 542 Pts	64-Core 641 40% 641 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Zotac(19DA 2370) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1557 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 376.33 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49% Average	Lighting 57.5 Reflection 71 Parallax 64.6 47% 64.4 fps	MRender 76.8 Gravity 63.8 Splatting 57.4 53% 66 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 49% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Zotac Premium Edition 240GB-$75 1,185 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 188GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM01.6 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 3869 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 533 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 72 72 81604379291 (AD) Unknown 100 100 7274680 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 49 (C2) HDA temperature 70 70 128850919454 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 97 (F1) Unknown 100 100 4865	100% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 480 Mixed 483 110% 493 MB/s	4K Read 34.7 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 15.6 126% 50.6 MB/s	DQ Read 321 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 66.5 120% 236 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 109%
Zotac Premium Edition 240GB-$75 1,185 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 95GB free Firmware: SAFM01.7 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 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 3869 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 536 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 97 97 8589935225 (AD) Unknown 100 100 6357161 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 51 (C2) HDA temperature 70 70 128850919454 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 97 (F1) Unknown 100 100 4244	102% Outstanding	Read 520 Write 493 Mixed 490 112% 501 MB/s	4K Read 34.9 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 16.2 128% 51 MB/s	DQ Read 345 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 63.1 122% 246 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 109%
Seagate ST2000VX003-1HH164 2TB 3,366 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 1TB free Firmware: CV11 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 118 99 200491168 (03) Spinup time 96 95 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 374 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 67 60 5319105 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 1876 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 234 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 85 85 15 (BE) vendor-specific 68 55 555745312 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 30 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 374 (C2) HDA temperature 32 45 98784247840 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	63.5% Good	Read 114 Write 107 Mixed 106 82% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.48 4K Write 1.36 4K Mixed 0.13 60% 0.66 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 101%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB 8,981 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 322GB free Firmware: 1.0. Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 248 Write 195 Mixed 188 158% 210 MB/s	4K Read 1.13 4K Write 2.66 4K Mixed 0.69 173% 1.49 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 184%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 4x4GB 4,979 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	78.6% Very good	MC Read 29.6 MC Write 29.5 MC Mixed 22.1 77% 27.1 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 23.5 SC Mixed 26.2 67% 23.6 GB/s	Latency 47 85% 47 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 103%

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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	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 $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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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