MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 94.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	33.1% 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	101% 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.

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	14 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 25 '17 at 23:54
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (84^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 4.4 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	Memory 98.1 1-Core 129 2-Core 258 91% 162 Pts	4-Core 497 8-Core 699 75% 598 Pts	64-Core 701 43% 701 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280-$185 33,175 User benchmarks, average bench 30% PwrHis(1787 2800) 3GB CLim: 953 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 17.1.1 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	33.1% Below average	Lighting 42.8 Reflection 30.8 Parallax 53.4 35% 42.3 fps	MRender 29.4 Gravity 39.7 Splatting 38.1 30% 35.7 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 33.1% Great: 34%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 392GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM04B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 8067 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 141 (B1) Unknown 99 99 29 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 64 31 36 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 70 (F1) Unknown 99 99 7928373167	101% Outstanding	Read 530 Write 505 Mixed 514 116% 517 MB/s	4K Read 37.5 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 27.6 155% 61 MB/s	DQ Read 38.1 DQ Write 123 DQ Mixed 27 36% 62.7 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 124%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 256GB 13,747 User benchmarks, average bench 120% 238GB free Firmware: 1.0. Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 889 Write 357 Mixed 511 128% 586 MB/s	4K Read 35.6 4K Write 79.4 4K Mixed 18.1 119% 44.4 MB/s	DQ Read 35.7 DQ Write 387 DQ Mixed 17.1 71% 147 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 237%
Seagate Laptop Thin SSHD 2.5" 500GB-$30 34,154 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 446GB free Firmware: DEMN Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 115 72 96876536 (03) Spinup time 98 98 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 425 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 76 60 46715498 (09) Power-on hours count 91 91 7963 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 255 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 1 1 16017 (BC) Unknown 100 99 4 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 65 40 3543954292771 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 43 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 64 64 73441 (C2) HDA temperature 35 60 94489280547 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 14486924694753 (F1) Unknown 100 253 10836790123 (F2) Unknown 100 253 644082688329 (FE) Unknown 100 100 0	102% Outstanding	Read 193 Write 164 Mixed 173 133% 176 MB/s	4K Read 1.09 4K Write 2.49 4K Mixed 0.27 121% 1.28 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 64%
Seagate Laptop Thin SSHD 2.5" 500GB-$30 34,154 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 446GB free Firmware: DEM9 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 111 92 40662512 (03) Spinup time 98 98 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 490 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 84 60 295350090 (09) Power-on hours count 98 97 1977 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 347 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 1 1 316 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 68 55 538902560 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 0 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 98 98 5048 (C2) HDA temperature 32 45 85899345952 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -140505560100862 (F1) Unknown 100 253 34616645557 (F2) Unknown 100 253 1675038239826 (FE) Unknown 100 100 0	109% Outstanding	Read 198 Write 181 Mixed 165 136% 181 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.29 135% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 64%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown AG38G2130U2S 2x8GB 192 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 2133 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	87.4% Excellent	MC Read 32.3 MC Write 32.4 MC Mixed 27.7 88% 30.8 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 24.3 SC Mixed 26.5 69% 24.1 GB/s	Latency 45.7 88% 45.7 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 87%

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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	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 $279	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