MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 65% Destroyer	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 62.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	40.9% 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	56.2% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (69%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	7.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	5 Days
Run Date	Jul 06 '18 at 13:08
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	69%

PC Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	62.3% Good	Memory 64.1 1-Core 73.9 2-Core 136 54% 91.2 Pts	4-Core 346 8-Core 364 47% 355 Pts	64-Core 368 23% 368 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2974) CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.11 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	40.9% Average	Lighting 50.1 Reflection 53 Parallax 47 41% 50.1 fps	MRender 59.3 Gravity 48.1 Splatting 45.1 41% 50.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 40.9% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Plextor M5 Pro 128GB-$130 4,476 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 78GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 229 248 265 290 276 246 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	56.2% Above average	Read 355 Write 286 Mixed 216 SusWrite 259 62% 279 MB/s	4K Read 17.8 4K Write 27.9 4K Mixed 17.2 64% 21 MB/s	DQ Read 33.4 DQ Write 266 DQ Mixed 65.8 76% 122 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 98%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$25 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 96GB free Firmware: Z33130RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 106 133 116 115 115 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	43.3% Average	Read 298 Write 138 Mixed 280 SusWrite 121 47% 209 MB/s	4K Read 12.3 4K Write 50.1 4K Mixed 13.2 62% 25.2 MB/s	DQ Read 83.9 DQ Write 161 DQ Mixed 22.7 46% 89.2 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 43.3% Great: 86%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 530GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 175 176 168 178 177 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Read 152 Write 201 Mixed 30 SusWrite 175 101% 140 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.4 4K Mixed 2.1 388% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 112%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 380GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 179 179 179 180 179 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	Read 146 Write 131 Mixed 32.8 SusWrite 178 88% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.3 4K Mixed 1.9 363% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GB 48,796 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	26.7% Poor	MC Read 9.3 MC Write 10 MC Mixed 8.8 27% 9.37 GB/s	SC Read 6 SC Write 6.8 SC Mixed 6.2 18% 6.33 GB/s	Latency 116 34% 116 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 26.7% Great: 63%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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