MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 19% Surfboard


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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 64.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	29.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	40.9% 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 (48%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	2.9 Days
Run Date	Apr 15 '20 at 10:57
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	48%

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 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 above expectations (63^rd percentile)	64.8% Good	Memory 85.1 1-Core 89.9 2-Core 172 68% 116 Pts	4-Core 249 8-Core 315 36% 282 Pts	64-Core 310 19% 310 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 64.8% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101 269,381 User benchmarks, average bench 26% MSI(1462 3354) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 445.75 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	29.6% Poor	Lighting 37.6 Reflection 26 Parallax 35.6 31% 33.1 fps	MRender 36.5 Gravity 33.5 Splatting 31.8 28% 33.9 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 29.6% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS240G2G0B-00EPW0 240GB 85,321 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 118GB free (System drive) Firmware: UJ450000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 25 21 24 39 111 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	40.9% Average	Read 401 Write 332 Mixed 211 SusWrite 71.9 56% 254 MB/s	4K Read 15.4 4K Write 23.8 4K Mixed 12.9 52% 17.4 MB/s	DQ Read 119 DQ Write 86.8 DQ Mixed 40.8 47% 82.3 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 40.9% Great: 55%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 162GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 140 142 138 141 141 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	83% Excellent	Read 149 Write 118 Mixed 78.7 SusWrite 141 89% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 112%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 431GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 111 112 111 111 112 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	61.5% Good	Read 103 Write 106 Mixed 64.2 SusWrite 111 71% 96.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 183% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 61.5% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5584-017.A00LF 99U5584-005.A00LF 99U5584-017.A00LF 99U5584-005.A00LF 16GB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	54.6% Above average	MC Read 19.6 MC Write 20.9 MC Mixed 17.2 55% 19.2 GB/s	SC Read 12.1 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 16.7 43% 14.9 GB/s	Latency 71.9 56% 71.9 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 54.6% Great: 60%

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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	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 $90Bench 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