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MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 79.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	59.1% 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	112% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	20.1 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 09 '23 at 15:02
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	21%

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PC Performing as expected (50^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 as expected (45^th percentile)	79.1% Very good	Memory 84.9 1-Core 118 2-Core 178 75% 127 Pts	4-Core 397 8-Core 561 60% 479 Pts	64-Core 549 34% 549 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 863E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 531.41 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	59.1% Above average	Lighting 73.6 Reflection 77.2 Parallax 78.9 60% 76.6 fps	MRender 67.9 Gravity 73.5 Splatting 68.7 57% 70 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN570 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB 23,579 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 317GB free (System drive) Firmware: 234110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 593 247 222 298 300 241 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 696 Write 661 Mixed 649 SusWrite 317 130% 581 MB/s	4K Read 36.5 4K Write 64.2 4K Mixed 49.3 152% 50 MB/s	DQ Read 433 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 388 289% 386 MB/s
Poor: 147% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 271%
Transcend TS128GSSD452P 128GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 115GB free Firmware: 02J0TBDA SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 124 125 131 131 130 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	78.3% Very good	Read 482 Write 403 Mixed 399 SusWrite 138 80% 356 MB/s	4K Read 27.3 4K Write 59.8 4K Mixed 38.9 123% 42 MB/s	DQ Read 298 DQ Write 237 DQ Mixed 120 130% 218 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 78.3% Great: 90%
Transcend TS128GSSD452P 128GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 61GB free Firmware: 02J0TBDA SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 146 128 135 135 134 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	80.8% Excellent	Read 392 Write 299 Mixed 396 SusWrite 143 69% 307 MB/s	4K Read 35.1 4K Write 63.7 4K Mixed 43 142% 47.3 MB/s	DQ Read 301 DQ Write 240 DQ Mixed 120 131% 221 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 90%
WD WD5000LUCT-63C26Y0 500GB 2,409 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 466GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 108 107 111 111 110 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	58.9% Above average	Read 95.8 Write 108 Mixed 55.6 SusWrite 109 67% 92.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 133% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2400C11D3/4GX 0215 CMZ16GX3M2A1600C9 KHX2400C11D3/4GX 0215 CMZ16GX3M2A1600C9 24GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 2400, 1600, 2400, 1600 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	49.5% Average	MC Read 18.3 MC Write 18 MC Mixed 14.5 48% 16.9 GB/s	SC Read 13.1 SC Write 17.2 SC Mixed 14.7 43% 15 GB/s	Latency 72 56% 72 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 62%

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Typical Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) Builds (Compare 2,647 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	878x
Core i5-4690KIntel $59Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	629x
Core i7-4790Intel $102Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	315x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	450x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	211x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	178x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	120x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	67x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	63x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	158x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	102x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	50x

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