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MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 15% Tree trunk	Desktop 53% Yacht	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 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 below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 40%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	30.9% 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	73.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (67%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	17.8 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Sep 12 '20 at 01:04
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	67%

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PC Performing below expectations (22^nd 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 way below expectations (4^th percentile)	40% Average	Memory 53.3 1-Core 58.1 2-Core 95.5 42% 69 Pts	4-Core 151 8-Core 182 22% 167 Pts	64-Core 196 12% 196 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 40% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% EVGA(3842 6255) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	30.9% Below average	Lighting 38.2 Reflection 29.8 Parallax 40.8 31% 36.3 fps	MRender 37.9 Gravity 37.7 Splatting 36 30% 37.2 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 30.9% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 91GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 278 141 140 143 137 139 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	73.3% Very good	Read 388 Write 356 Mixed 339 SusWrite 163 70% 312 MB/s	4K Read 25.2 4K Write 57.8 4K Mixed 30.5 108% 37.8 MB/s	DQ Read 336 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 310 237% 321 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$35 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 108GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 65 83 75 85 97 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	60.8% Good	Read 135 Write 142 Mixed 61.8 SusWrite 77.1 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 118% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 113%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 9,009 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 343GB free, PID a006 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 40 39 39 38 38 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	18.4% Very poor	Read 38.5 Write 39.8 Mixed 21.7 SusWrite 38.5 47% 34.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 70% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 18.4% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/4G 0420 F3-14900CL10-8GBXL KHX1866C10D3/4G 0420 F3-14900CL10-8GBXL 24GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1333, 1867, 1333, 1867 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	30.1% Below average	MC Read 9.3 MC Write 12.5 MC Mixed 10.1 30% 10.6 GB/s	SC Read 7.4 SC Write 9.3 SC Mixed 9.1 25% 8.6 GB/s	Latency 149 27% 149 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 30.1% Great: 60%

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

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Typical Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) Builds (Compare 2,660 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	887x
Core i5-4690KIntel $54Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	630x
Core i7-4790Intel $115Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	315x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	456x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	211x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	179x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	120x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	68x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	64x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	159x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	102x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	50x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $783

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