MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 84.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	49.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Very high background CPU (88%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 16 '18 at 22:54
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	88%

PC Performing as expected (58^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 4.6 GHz, turbo 5.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Memory 94 1-Core 133 2-Core 242 89% 156 Pts	4-Core 407 8-Core 634 64% 520 Pts	64-Core 669 41% 669 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Patriot Blaze 240GB-$50 1,382 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: S8FM07.9 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 5198 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1096 (A8) Unknown 100 100 4 (AA) Unknown 100 100 732 (AD) Unknown 100 100 9502898 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 156 (DA) Unknown 100 100 12 (E7) Temperature 100 100 95 (F1) Unknown 100 100 9980	49.7% Average	Read 508 Write 7.16 Mixed 308 60% 275 MB/s	4K Read 20.4 4K Write 70.2 4K Mixed 8.69 79% 33.1 MB/s	DQ Read 151 DQ Write 140 DQ Mixed 22.9 51% 105 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 236GB free Firmware: CC38 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 115 94 98536961 (03) Spinup time 97 96 0 (04) Start/Stop count 93 93 7581 (05) Reallocated sector count 64 64 1475 (07) Seek error rate 86 60 466597028 (09) Power-on hours count 79 79 19198 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3776 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 1 1 217 (BC) Unknown 100 98 12885098635 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 74 42 47682355226 (C2) HDA temperature 26 58 21474836506 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 28 18 98536961 (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 127895536168904 (F1) Unknown 100 253 1721472141 (F2) Unknown 100 253 1558497925	40.4% Average	Read 78.1 Write 62.5 Mixed 92 59% 77.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.72 4K Write 1.14 4K Mixed 0.54 111% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 40.4% Great: 70%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 52GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 135 129 4225 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1375 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 5045 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1083 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 201 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 182 182 54903 (C2) HDA temperature 122 100 21 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	69.9% Good	Read 132 Write 111 Mixed 83.9 81% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.56 4K Write 2.11 4K Mixed 0.16 80% 0.94 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 77,652 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	65.8% Good	MC Read 24.3 MC Write 24.4 MC Mixed 19 64% 22.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.3 SC Write 24.1 SC Mixed 21.2 60% 20.9 GB/s	Latency 59.8 67% 59.8 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 65.8% Great: 63%

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Typical Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) Builds (Compare 2,573 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	846x
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 $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	98x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	48x

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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 $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