MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 78.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	76.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 (13%). 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 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	1.3 Days
Run Date	Aug 10 '18 at 06:04
Run Duration	210 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing as expected (59^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	78.5% Very good	Memory 84 1-Core 119 2-Core 215 79% 139 Pts	4-Core 394 8-Core 589 61% 491 Pts	64-Core 616 38% 616 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 8598) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	76.3% Very good	Lighting 95.7 Reflection 100 Parallax 88.8 78% 95 fps	MRender 90.7 Gravity 86.5 Splatting 90.3 73% 89.2 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SiImage 220GB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 102GB free Firmware: 0000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 109 114 114 119 119 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	67.1% Good	Read 492 Write 107 Mixed 185 SusWrite 115 49% 225 MB/s	4K Read 21.8 4K Write 70.9 4K Mixed 27.6 106% 40.1 MB/s	DQ Read 227 DQ Write 129 DQ Mixed 120 105% 158 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 67%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 187GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 64 70 67 70 74 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	51.4% Above average	Read 110 Write 114 Mixed 68.7 SusWrite 68.7 67% 90.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 62%
WD Blue 320GB (2008)-$39 64,707 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 133GB free Firmware: 01.03E01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 95 96 97 95 97 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	58.7% Above average	Read 109 Write 111 Mixed 66 SusWrite 95.6 70% 95.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 164% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 60%
Fujitsu MHZ2400BT G1 400GB 93 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 17GB free Firmware: 0040020E SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 35 35 36 38 36 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	18.8% Very poor	Read 29.3 Write 27 Mixed 23.2 SusWrite 36 21% 28.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.4 83% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 18.8% Great: 24%
Samsung HD161HJ 160GB-$40 22,667 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 29GB free Firmware: JF100-19 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 64 64 64 64 63 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	35.9% Below average	Read 61 Write 61.2 Mixed 39.5 SusWrite 63.9 42% 56.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.9 145% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 35.9% Great: 42%
Hitachi HDS721010CLA632 1TB-$112 12,285 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 925GB free Firmware: JP4OA41A SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 136 138 138 138 138 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	79.7% Very good	Read 141 Write 142 Mixed 71.2 SusWrite 137 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 79.7% Great: 76%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 4,752 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 738GB free, PID b207 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 11 11 11 11 11 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	10.5% Very poor	Read 17 Write 10.5 Mixed 11.3 SusWrite 11 16% 12.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 83% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 10.5% Great: 50%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1333 C9 4x4GB 832 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	48.1% Average	MC Read 16.6 MC Write 17.4 MC Mixed 15 47% 16.3 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 16.6 SC Mixed 15.9 43% 15.1 GB/s	Latency 73.4 54% 73.4 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 53%

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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	851x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	617x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	309x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	441x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	207x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	175x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	119x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 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	99x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	48x

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Total price: $783

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16