MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 87.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	61% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	213% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	29.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 10 '21 at 00:14
Run Duration	209 Seconds
Run User	SVK-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^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 way above expectations (98^th percentile)	87.7% Excellent	Memory 96 1-Core 122 2-Core 242 87% 153 Pts	4-Core 428 8-Core 640 66% 534 Pts	64-Core 641 40% 641 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3367) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 497.09 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (75 fps cap detected)	61% Good	Lighting 74.7 Reflection 74.7 Parallax 74.7 61% 74.7 fps	MRender 74.7 Gravity 74.7 Splatting 74.7 61% 74.7 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M81000G 1TB 77,062 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 815GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 623 680 674 674 664 665 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	213% Outstanding	Read 1,262 Write 1,113 Mixed 1,064 SusWrite 663 230% 1,025 MB/s	4K Read 55.4 4K Write 155 4K Mixed 75.4 263% 95.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,057 DQ Write 790 DQ Mixed 436 458% 761 MB/s
Poor: 140% ↑ This bench: 213% Great: 311%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 906GB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 175 176 178 179 177 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 189 Write 166 Mixed 85.8 SusWrite 175 112% 154 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 185 186 186 184 187 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 40% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 182 186 187 185 184 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 40% Great: 90%
WD My Passport 25E1 4TB 827 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 2TB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 43 42 43 43 42 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	25.7% Poor	Read 39.1 Write 39.7 Mixed 31.4 SusWrite 42.5 52% 38.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 0.9 151% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 25.7% Great: 65%
SanDisk Ultra 64GB 2,296 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 33GB free, PID 558a Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 15 11 11 11 11 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	27.8% Poor	Read 153 Write 15.7 Mixed 24 SusWrite 12.4 46% 51.4 MB/s	4K Read 6.8 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.9 69% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 27.8% Great: 32%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GB 90 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2200 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	74.2% Very good	MC Read 27.9 MC Write 28.2 MC Mixed 20.5 73% 25.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 23.4 SC Mixed 25.9 67% 23.3 GB/s	Latency 53.8 74% 53.8 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 74%

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Typical Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) Builds (Compare 2,575 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	847x
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 $90Bench 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 $269	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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