MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 80% Battleship	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	81.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	74.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150825
Uptime	5.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 18 '19 at 17:14
Run Duration	259 Seconds
Run User	CHE-User
Background CPU	36%

PC Performing as expected (45^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	75.4% Very good	Memory 86.9 1-Core 99.8 2-Core 192 73% 126 Pts	4-Core 344 8-Core 572 56% 458 Pts	64-Core 622 38% 622 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% EVGA(3842 1996) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 436.15 Performing below potential (68^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	81.2% Excellent	Lighting 105 Reflection 112 Parallax 110 86% 109 fps	MRender 92.2 Gravity 95.9 Splatting 79.9 72% 89.3 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 78GB free (System drive) Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 116 115 140 116 128 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	74.3% Very good	Read 428 Write 187 Mixed 220 SusWrite 124 53% 240 MB/s	4K Read 26.1 4K Write 86.8 4K Mixed 38.8 135% 50.6 MB/s	DQ Read 167 DQ Write 174 DQ Mixed 181 133% 174 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 85%
Seagate SkyHawk 1TB (2016)-$46 7,846 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 45GB free Firmware: CV11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 109 130 131 140 131 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	75.7% Very good	Read 138 Write 145 Mixed 71 SusWrite 126 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 98%
Seagate SkyHawk 4TB (2016)-$95 7,966 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1TB free Firmware: CV11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 98 104 101 96 95 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	57.3% Above average	Read 102 Write 119 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 97.5 71% 96.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 107%
Samsung FIT USB 3.0 64GB-$25 4,291 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 5GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 41 39 38 39 39 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	33.1% Below average	Read 126 Write 52.7 Mixed 2.5 SusWrite 40.3 59% 55.5 MB/s	4K Read 4.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 2.4 154% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 33.1% Great: 112%
WD My Passport 0837 1TB 3,852 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 678GB free, PID 0837 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 100 98 99 101 97 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	42.1% Average	Read 100 Write 99.7 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 99 121% 89.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 94% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 42.1% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 20,667 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	48% Average	MC Read 16.3 MC Write 17.6 MC Mixed 14.9 46% 16.3 GB/s	SC Read 12.4 SC Write 17.1 SC Mixed 15.1 42% 14.9 GB/s	Latency 70.5 57% 70.5 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 77%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

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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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