MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Yacht	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 79.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	56.4% 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	94.6% 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.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). 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	1.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141224
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Mar 18 '20 at 17:51
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	THA-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^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, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	79.2% Very good	Memory 91 1-Core 109 2-Core 209 79% 137 Pts	4-Core 365 8-Core 562 57% 463 Pts	64-Core 567 35% 567 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 79.2% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Asus(1043 85B1) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 442.59 Performing below potential (98^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (70 fps cap detected)	56.4% Above average	Lighting 69.1 Reflection 69.6 Parallax 60.5 56% 66.4 fps	MRender 69.9 Gravity 66 Splatting 70.8 57% 68.9 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Plextor M6S 256GB-$166 1,660 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 106GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 381 329 387 348 393 403 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Read 450 Write 377 Mixed 277 SusWrite 374 83% 369 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 71.9 4K Mixed 34.6 129% 45.8 MB/s	DQ Read 356 DQ Write 284 DQ Mixed 207 186% 282 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 104%
External USB3.0 DISK00 1TB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 109GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 158 157 161 162 159 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	68.1% Good	Read 173 Write 164 Mixed 132 SusWrite 159 212% 157 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 134% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 74%
External USB3.0 DISK02 1TB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 334GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.6 5.8 2.5 3.2 2 1.5 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	27.2% Poor	Read 128 Write 136 Mixed 108 SusWrite 3.1 121% 94 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 128% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 27.2% Great: 70%
External USB3.0 DISK01 1TB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 559GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 155 156 159 161 161 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	67.5% Good	Read 169 Write 162 Mixed 126 SusWrite 158 207% 154 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 138% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 67.5% Great: 67%
External USB3.0 DISK03 1TB 39 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 294GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2 3.4 1.4 1.4 1.1 14 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	24.6% Poor	Read 110 Write 111 Mixed 97.2 SusWrite 3.9 104% 80.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 124% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 24.6% Great: 69%
External USB3.0 DISK04 4TB 43 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 1.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.4 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 47 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	34.1% Below average	Read 163 Write 161 Mixed 130 SusWrite 8.6 147% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 133% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 34.1% Great: 64%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 1x8GB 37,489 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	31.1% Below average	MC Read 10.4 MC Write 10.1 MC Mixed 8.8 28% 9.77 GB/s	SC Read 9.1 SC Write 9.6 SC Mixed 9.8 27% 9.5 GB/s	Latency 65.8 61% 65.8 ns
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 31.1% Great: 35%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

Jet ski

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	222x

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	119x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	78x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 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 $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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