MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	52% 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	157% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	21.3 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150528
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Dec 13 '20 at 16:01
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Memory 91.2 1-Core 121 2-Core 246 86% 153 Pts	4-Core 447 8-Core 659 69% 553 Pts	64-Core 660 41% 660 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 87%

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: 460.79 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	52% Above average	Lighting 64.1 Reflection 73.5 Parallax 65.6 52% 67.7 fps	MRender 69.4 Gravity 65.1 Splatting 56.7 51% 63.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68 97,624 User benchmarks, average bench 204% 185GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 505 452 422 428 428 426 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	157% Outstanding	Read 686 Write 645 Mixed 643 SusWrite 444 136% 604 MB/s	4K Read 47.9 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 60.9 224% 82.8 MB/s	DQ Read 769 DQ Write 722 DQ Mixed 893 630% 795 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 157% Great: 237%
Drevo X1 pro 256G 256GB 396 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 103GB free Firmware: Q0810B SusWrite @10s intervals: 288 422 440 449 446 447 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 442 Write 456 Mixed 387 SusWrite 415 96% 425 MB/s	4K Read 34.6 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 51.2 176% 65.2 MB/s	DQ Read 300 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 217 188% 276 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 111%
SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 32GB-$16 13,359 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 22GB free, PID 5583 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 14 17 15 19 20 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	39.1% Below average	Read 143 Write 100 Mixed 109 SusWrite 27.5 119% 94.8 MB/s	4K Read 5.5 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 4.4 292% 4.5 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 39.1% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
DDR3 1600 8G Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 1600 8G Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 24GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	58.2% Above average	MC Read 21.3 MC Write 21.2 MC Mixed 16.5 56% 19.7 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 23.4 SC Mixed 20 56% 19.5 GB/s	Latency 65.4 61% 65.4 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 59%

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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	267x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	223x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	282x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	132x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	120x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	78x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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	41x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $868

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16