MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	53.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	57.1% 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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Very high background CPU (45%). 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	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	Цвета: 2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20141224
Uptime	9.7 Days
Run Date	May 27 '19 at 11:09
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	45%

PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4460-$194 245,403 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	75.8% Very good	Memory 87.9 1-Core 93.8 2-Core 190 72% 124 Pts	4-Core 371 8-Core 359 49% 365 Pts	64-Core 358 22% 358 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 430.64 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	53.3% Above average	Lighting 68 Reflection 67.4 Parallax 66.5 55% 67.3 fps	MRender 69.6 Gravity 56.6 Splatting 56.5 49% 60.9 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 120GB 22,489 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 18GB free (System drive) Firmware: 20150213 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 93 82 132 154 146 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	57.1% Above average	Read 440 Write 139 Mixed 159 SusWrite 120 47% 215 MB/s	4K Read 20 4K Write 80.2 4K Mixed 11.6 88% 37.3 MB/s	DQ Read 173 DQ Write 144 DQ Mixed 58.6 71% 125 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 83%
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$51 156,194 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 28GB free Firmware: UF450000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 250 35 42 48 69 93 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	43.6% Average	Read 419 Write 330 Mixed 175 SusWrite 89.5 56% 253 MB/s	4K Read 19.5 4K Write 16.4 4K Mixed 14.2 56% 16.7 MB/s	DQ Read 119 DQ Write 69.9 DQ Mixed 26.8 38% 71.8 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 43.6% Great: 55%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 82GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 85 106 93 102 130 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	59.3% Above average	Read 106 Write 97.8 Mixed 62.5 SusWrite 100 67% 91.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 224% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 109%
Hitachi HTS547575A9E384 750GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 43GB free, PID 0888 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 80 88 85 80 69 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	35% Below average	Read 93.5 Write 88.8 Mixed 49.7 SusWrite 81.1 104% 78.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.5 59% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 35% Great: 35%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 1,774 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 12GB free, PID a208 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 93 75 78 92 90 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	31.7% Below average	Read 57.5 Write 59.5 Mixed 29 SusWrite 87.1 80% 58.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 70% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 31.7% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2133C11D3/8GX 0215 CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10 16GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 2133, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	33.3% Below average	MC Read 11.4 MC Write 11.8 MC Mixed 9.3 31% 10.8 GB/s	SC Read 9 SC Write 9.5 SC Mixed 10.5 28% 9.67 GB/s	Latency 69.7 57% 69.7 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 33.3% Great: 75%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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	852x
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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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $783

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16