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MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 81.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	52.8% 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	123% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

13 months ago, 13 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 04 '23 at 02:46
Run Duration	115 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^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 above expectations (62^nd percentile)	81.2% Excellent	Memory 89.1 1-Core 117 2-Core 232 83% 146 Pts	4-Core 395 8-Core 575 61% 485 Pts	64-Core 583 36% 583 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$144 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Gigabyte(1458 3724) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 536.23 Performing below potential (77^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	52.8% Above average	Lighting 64.5 Reflection 68.1 Parallax 62.2 53% 64.9 fps	MRender 66.2 Gravity 68 Splatting 62.5 53% 65.6 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 56%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HFM256GDHTNG-8510B 256GB 1,412 User benchmarks, average bench 118% 197GB free (System drive) Firmware: 80020C00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 322 366 366 374 372 373 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 714 Write 627 Mixed 414 SusWrite 362 118% 530 MB/s	4K Read 37.2 4K Write 88.9 4K Mixed 39.5 154% 55.2 MB/s	DQ Read 522 DQ Write 620 DQ Mixed 437 366% 526 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 149%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 1315 BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 16GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	56.7% Above average	MC Read 20.8 MC Write 20.8 MC Mixed 16.2 55% 19.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.3 SC Write 22.2 SC Mixed 19.4 54% 19 GB/s	Latency 71 56% 71 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 58%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	71	60	60	21.5"	1280 720	HWP314F HP E221i

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Typical Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) Builds (Compare 2,684 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	893x
Core i5-4690KIntel $43Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	640x
Core i7-4790Intel $104Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	315x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	465x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	212x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	179x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	122x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	68x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	65x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	159x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	104x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	50x

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