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MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

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Gaming
Gaming 55%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 45%
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 82.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics64.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive96.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 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.
SystemMSI MS-7918
MotherboardMSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)  (all builds)
Memory28.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20150825
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 17 '19 at 23:55
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User TWN-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3-$217
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
82.1% Excellent
Memory 88.9
1-Core 101
2-Core 215
77% 135 Pts
4-Core 413
8-Core 547
61% 480 Pts
64-Core 555
34% 555 Pts
Poor: 62% ↑
This bench: 82.1%
 Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
MSI(1462 3170)
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 431.60
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
64.7% Good
Lighting 82.1
Reflection 84.7
Parallax 82.8
67% 83.2 fps
MRender 81.3
Gravity 75.8
Splatting 66.8
60% 74.6 fps
Poor: 53% ↑
This bench: 64.7%
 Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Plextor PX-256S2C 256GB
213GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 232 146 125 148 138 145 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
96.3% Outstanding
Read 483
Write 451
Mixed 387
SusWrite 156
83% 369 MB/s
4K Read 32.9
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 52.9
171% 62.4 MB/s
DQ Read 320
DQ Write 296
DQ Mixed 257
207% 291 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑
This bench: 96.3%
 Great: 107%
WD Blue 160GB (2007)-$22
102GB free
Firmware: 05.06H05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 66 65 65 65 65 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
39.2% Below average
Read 70.8
Write 71
Mixed 50.3
SusWrite 65.3
48% 64.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.8
155% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑
This bench: 39.2%
 Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5471-054.A00LF 99U5471-054.A00LF KHX1600C10D3/8GX KHX1600C10D3/8GX 32GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
51.4% Above average
MC Read 18.4
MC Write 18.3
MC Mixed 15.5
50% 17.4 GB/s
SC Read 12.7
SC Write 19
SC Mixed 17.7
47% 16.5 GB/s
Latency 68.6
58% 68.6 ns
Poor: 44% ↑
This bench: 51.4%
 Great: 51%
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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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Desktop
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Workstation
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Motherboard: MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) - $220

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples304x
Core i7-4790Intel  $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples266x
Core i5-4460Intel  $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples221x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples280x
GTX 960Nvidia  $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples132x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples118x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples78x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples30x
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples29x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples69x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples45x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBG.SKILLBench 56%, 22,320 samples40x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $868
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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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