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 (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	78.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

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System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 15 '19 at 08:10
Run Duration	185 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	25%

PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	80.8% Excellent	Memory 96 1-Core 109 2-Core 212 81% 139 Pts	4-Core 355 8-Core 547 56% 451 Pts	64-Core 583 36% 583 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 7918) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.14.5067 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX200 500GB-$90 17,487 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 144GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 243 195 194 193 194 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	78.6% Very good	Read 392 Write 272 Mixed 302 SusWrite 204 65% 293 MB/s	4K Read 24.8 4K Write 79 4K Mixed 38.8 129% 47.5 MB/s	DQ Read 256 DQ Write 199 DQ Mixed 136 126% 197 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 105%
Samsung 750 EVO 500G 500GB 706 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 354GB free Firmware: MAT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 359 387 316 305 309 302 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 471 Write 445 Mixed 336 SusWrite 330 89% 395 MB/s	4K Read 40.7 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 57.2 190% 67.4 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 345 263% 355 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 124%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$95 26,217 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 82GB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 131 131 131 130 128 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	73.9% Very good	Read 127 Write 130 Mixed 62.3 SusWrite 130 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$108 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 235GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 86 87 87 86 86 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	39.7% Below average	Read 50 Write 87.5 Mixed 56.3 SusWrite 86.8 52% 70.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 0.5 180% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 39.7% Great: 90%
SDHC Card 32GB 13,791 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 29GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.7 7.7 9.4 7.9 8.2 8.3 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	16.5% Very poor	Read 83 Write 9.5 Mixed 24.5 SusWrite 8.5 31% 31.4 MB/s	4K Read 3.1 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 1.4 80% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 16.5% Great: 33%
SDHC Card 32GB 13,791 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 27GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.1 8 9.3 7.7 8.7 10 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	18% Very poor	Read 85.3 Write 22.7 Mixed 23.5 SusWrite 8.6 36% 35 MB/s	4K Read 4 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 1.5 96% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 18% Great: 33%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 20,216 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	69.7% Good	MC Read 25.3 MC Write 26.3 MC Mixed 22.8 71% 24.8 GB/s	SC Read 13.6 SC Write 19 SC Mixed 19.7 50% 17.4 GB/s	Latency 54 74% 54 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 69.7% Great: 86%

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Typical Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) Builds (Compare 2,570 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	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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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