MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 53% Yacht	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (12th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 88 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 50.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	38.5% 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	58.8% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Jun 27 '18 at 10:28
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	50.4% Above average	Memory 61.1 1-Core 23.7 2-Core 71.1 34% 52 Pts	4-Core 214 8-Core 506 41% 360 Pts	64-Core 596 37% 596 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 50.4% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3283) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.11 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	38.5% Below average	Lighting 32.7 Reflection 60.7 Parallax 0 27% 31.1 fps	MRender 73.2 Gravity 72.6 Splatting 78 61% 74.6 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 38.5% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 81GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 0.1 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	58.8% Above average	Read 435 Write 432 Mixed 338 SusWrite 22.2 68% 307 MB/s	4K Read 31.1 4K Write 35.9 4K Mixed 30.4 105% 32.5 MB/s	DQ Read 180 DQ Write 158 DQ Mixed 181 132% 173 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 118%
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40 53,931 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 115GB free Firmware: X31200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 262 220 210 216 220 220 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	66.2% Good	Read 445 Write 329 Mixed 239 SusWrite 225 69% 309 MB/s	4K Read 26.3 4K Write 35.6 4K Mixed 23.8 89% 28.6 MB/s	DQ Read 177 DQ Write 155 DQ Mixed 132 108% 154 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 66.2% Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda Green 1.5TB-$130 20,479 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 50GB free Firmware: CC3C SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 41 39 38 50 52 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	31.9% Below average	Read 66.8 Write 55.8 Mixed 48 SusWrite 44.1 40% 53.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.6 104% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 31.9% Great: 69%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB (2009)-$50 31,419 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 28GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 40 40 40 38 39 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	22.3% Poor	Read 37.8 Write 37.5 Mixed 24 SusWrite 39.5 26% 34.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 124% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 22.3% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C8 4x4GB 1,004 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	48.8% Average	MC Read 18 MC Write 18.2 MC Mixed 15.3 49% 17.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.5 SC Write 18.6 SC Mixed 16.5 46% 16.2 GB/s	Latency 124 32% 124 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 48.8% Great: 70%

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

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

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Workstation 35%

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Motherboard: MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) - $220

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	304x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	266x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	221x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	280x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	132x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	118x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	78x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	30x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	29x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	69x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	45x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBG.SKILLBench 56%, 22,320 samples	40x

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Total price: $868

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16