MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	45.9% 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)
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	19.9 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit renk
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150828
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 09 '19 at 16:02
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	TUR-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing below expectations (36^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 below expectations (39^th percentile)	77.8% Very good	Memory 89.2 1-Core 128 2-Core 248 87% 155 Pts	4-Core 358 8-Core 572 57% 465 Pts	64-Core 640 40% 640 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	45.9% Average	Lighting 55.1 Reflection 64.2 Parallax 56.8 45% 58.7 fps	MRender 70 Gravity 57.9 Splatting 51.2 48% 59.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 45.9% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Hitachi HDS721050DLE630 240GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 119GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM11.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 128 52 68 25 72 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 452 Write 300 Mixed 322 SusWrite 90.1 65% 291 MB/s	4K Read 34.6 4K Write 87.6 4K Mixed 31.7 139% 51.3 MB/s	DQ Read 308 DQ Write 70.9 DQ Mixed 27.2 62% 136 MB/s
Poor: 50% Great: 101%
Corsair Force LE200 SSD 500GB 118GB free Firmware: MS1OA650 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 145 144 143 147 147 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 141 Write 142 Mixed 30 SusWrite 145 26% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.5 3% 1.07 MB/s

Jamesdonkey JD240-LE 240GB 549 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 155GB free Firmware: JD2019 SusWrite @10s intervals: 409 12 45 45 45 45 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	38.2% Below average	Read 440 Write 390 Mixed 353 SusWrite 100 72% 321 MB/s	4K Read 25.6 4K Write 11 4K Mixed 0.8 46% 12.5 MB/s	DQ Read 92.9 DQ Write 11.6 DQ Mixed 0.8 14% 35.1 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 38.2% Great: 76%
Samsung HD502HJ 500GB-$50 72,924 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 433GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.5 36 99 100 99 100 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	30.2% Below average	Read 31.3 Write 11.5 Mixed 15.3 SusWrite 73.1 24% 32.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 180% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 30.2% Great: 77%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1866C9D3/4GX KHX1866C9D3/4GX 0215 CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10 0215 CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10 24GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1867, 1867, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	55.1% Above average	MC Read 20 MC Write 20.5 MC Mixed 15.9 54% 18.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 20.6 SC Mixed 16.4 50% 17.4 GB/s	Latency 68.2 59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 55%

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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	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