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 above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	145% 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	28GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 28GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). 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	21.9 GB free of 28 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 30 '18 at 00:15
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	77.3% Very good	Memory 83.9 1-Core 111 2-Core 218 78% 138 Pts	4-Core 409 8-Core 406 54% 407 Pts	64-Core 403 25% 403 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 77.3% Great: 82%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 59GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 387 231 212 202 195 189 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	145% Outstanding	Read 656 Write 551 Mixed 552 SusWrite 236 112% 499 MB/s	4K Read 54 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 71.2 230% 77.3 MB/s	DQ Read 779 DQ Write 677 DQ Mixed 930 642% 795 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 145% Great: 280%
Toshiba THNSNK512GCS8 SATA 512GB 160 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 394GB free Firmware: K8DC4101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 301 360 369 363 369 368 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Read 394 Write 355 Mixed 218 SusWrite 355 74% 330 MB/s	4K Read 22.1 4K Write 99.2 4K Mixed 30.9 126% 50.7 MB/s	DQ Read 363 DQ Write 258 DQ Mixed 182 171% 268 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 89%
OCZ Trion 150 480GB-$300 13,412 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 402GB free Firmware: SAFZ12.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 320 348 174 282 280 284 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Read 480 Write 450 Mixed 381 SusWrite 281 89% 398 MB/s	4K Read 28.9 4K Write 89.1 4K Mixed 39.7 142% 52.6 MB/s	DQ Read 347 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 196 188% 296 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 101%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$39 55,121 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 740GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 116 117 117 117 118 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	66.8% Good	Read 116 Write 110 Mixed 68.7 SusWrite 116 75% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 185% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 74%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$39 55,121 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 730GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 113 113 113 115 115 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	59.1% Above average	Read 92.2 Write 86.4 Mixed 64.5 SusWrite 114 66% 89.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2400C11D3/8GX 0215 CMY16GX3M2A2400C11 D3ES12081XH12AA KHX2400C11D3/8GX 28GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2400, 1600, 1600, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	51.5% Above average	MC Read 17.7 MC Write 18.7 MC Mixed 16.1 50% 17.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.8 SC Write 18.3 SC Mixed 17 48% 16.7 GB/s	Latency 73.5 54% 73.5 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 54%

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Typical Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) Builds (Compare 2,579 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	848x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	617x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	308x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	441x
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	99x
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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16