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MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 83.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	32.2% 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	108% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

17 months ago, 16 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	19.3 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 18 '23 at 14:12
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing as expected (59^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	83.2% Excellent	Memory 91.2 1-Core 122 2-Core 218 83% 144 Pts	4-Core 406 8-Core 612 63% 509 Pts	64-Core 606 38% 606 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Gigabyte(1458 36BE) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 531.61 Performing below potential (46^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	32.2% Below average	Lighting 40.7 Reflection 44.4 Parallax 40.3 33% 41.8 fps	MRender 36.1 Gravity 39.8 Splatting 35.3 30% 37.1 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 32.2% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN570 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB 23,579 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 331GB free (System drive) Firmware: 234110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 577 260 258 303 254 302 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 633 Write 618 Mixed 575 SusWrite 326 121% 538 MB/s	4K Read 37.2 4K Write 65.1 4K Mixed 46.1 150% 49.5 MB/s	DQ Read 401 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 377 277% 364 MB/s
Poor: 147% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 271%
Transcend TS128GSSD452P 128GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 115GB free Firmware: 02J0TBDA SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 130 131 131 131 131 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	80.9% Excellent	Read 460 Write 389 Mixed 380 SusWrite 141 77% 342 MB/s	4K Read 32.2 4K Write 60.3 4K Mixed 40.6 133% 44.4 MB/s	DQ Read 298 DQ Write 257 DQ Mixed 121 134% 226 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 90%
Transcend TS128GSSD452P 128GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 61GB free Firmware: 02J0TBDA SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 159 134 136 135 136 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	83% Excellent	Read 455 Write 382 Mixed 384 SusWrite 145 76% 341 MB/s	4K Read 33.8 4K Write 62.1 4K Mixed 41 137% 45.6 MB/s	DQ Read 301 DQ Write 299 DQ Mixed 106 133% 235 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 90%
WD WD5000LUCT-63C26Y0 500GB 2,409 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 466GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 111 111 112 111 112 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	61.2% Good	Read 102 Write 108 Mixed 53.7 SusWrite 111 69% 93.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2400C11D3/4GX 0215 CMZ16GX3M2A1600C9 KHX2400C11D3/4GX 0215 CMZ16GX3M2A1600C9 24GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 2400, 1600, 2400, 1600 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	58% Above average	MC Read 21.1 MC Write 21.1 MC Mixed 16.5 56% 19.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 22.9 SC Mixed 19.8 56% 19.5 GB/s	Latency 65.4 61% 65.4 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 62%

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Typical Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) Builds (Compare 2,647 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	878x
Core i5-4690KIntel $59Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	629x
Core i7-4790Intel $65Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	315x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	450x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	211x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	178x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	120x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	67x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	63x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	158x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	102x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	50x

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Total price: $783

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