MSI H97I AC (MS-7851)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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.
Graphics11.1% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive74.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7851
MotherboardMSI H97I AC (MS-7851)  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140709
Uptime2.1 Days
Run DateSep 05 '18 at 16:39
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4590-$188
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
81.2% Excellent
Memory 93.7
1-Core 100
2-Core 203
77% 133 Pts
4-Core 400
8-Core 392
53% 396 Pts
64-Core 397
25% 397 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 81.2%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500
XFX(1682 3001) 3GB
CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 18.8.2
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
11.1% Very poor
Lighting 0.03
Reflection 32.2
Parallax 60.8
0% 31 fps
MRender 30.7
Gravity 47.2
Splatting 40.1
32% 39.4 fps
Poor: 31%
This bench: 11.1%
Great: 39%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Plextor M5S 128GB-$75
26GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 192 205 194 196 207 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
74.9% Very good
Read 438
Write 210
Mixed 225
SusWrite 198
59% 268 MB/s
4K Read 22.4
4K Write 74.1
4K Mixed 29.6
111% 42 MB/s
DQ Read 291
DQ Write 213
DQ Mixed 165
147% 223 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 74.9%
Great: 84%
Samsung HD502HI 500GB-$154
101GB free
Firmware: 1AG01118
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 102 106 110 106 108 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
61.4% Good
Read 108
Write 103
Mixed 47.7
SusWrite 106
67% 91.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
139% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 61.4%
Great: 59%
WD Elements 1048 1.5TB
3GB free, PID 1048
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 54 52 55 54 50 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
23.4% Poor
Read 48.8
Write 48.5
Mixed 35.7
SusWrite 52
63% 46.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
84% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 23.4%
Great: 41%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
62.3% Good
MC Read 22.1
MC Write 22.8
MC Mixed 19.7
62% 21.5 GB/s
SC Read 16.1
SC Write 19.4
SC Mixed 20.4
53% 18.6 GB/s
Latency 60.6
66% 60.6 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 62.3%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical H97I AC (MS-7851) Builds (Compare 75 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI H97I AC (MS-7851)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 35% - Below average Total price: $633
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