MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 12% Tree trunk	Desktop 58% Gunboat	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 45.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	15.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.

High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141224
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 13 '21 at 21:23
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	24%

PC Performing below expectations (40^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 (4^th percentile)	45.1% Average	Memory 51.7 1-Core 106 2-Core 155 59% 104 Pts	4-Core 210 8-Core 290 32% 250 Pts	64-Core 162 10% 162 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 45.1% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 8520) CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 432.00 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	15.9% Very poor	Lighting 15.5 Reflection 22.8 Parallax 7.7 13% 15.3 fps	MRender 23.8 Gravity 29.6 Splatting 27.5 22% 27 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 15.9% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 21GB free Firmware: 583ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 75 85 76 79 89 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	44.2% Average	Read 272 Write 123 Mixed 164 SusWrite 81.8 36% 160 MB/s	4K Read 12.7 4K Write 58.3 4K Mixed 23.2 80% 31.4 MB/s	DQ Read 31.9 DQ Write 120 DQ Mixed 35.6 39% 62.4 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 44.2% Great: 73%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 172GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 122 146 156 127 102 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	91% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 123 Mixed 85.1 SusWrite 131 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 112%
TESLA DRIVE 128GB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 120GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 56 60 59 62 62 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	85.3% Excellent	Read 276 Write 53.9 Mixed 65.3 SusWrite 59.1 117% 114 MB/s	4K Read 5.6 4K Write 10.1 4K Mixed 1.8 426% 5.83 MB/s	DQ Read 13.2 DQ Write 24.1 DQ Mixed 3.1 974% 13.5 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 44,086 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	52.7% Above average	MC Read 18.6 MC Write 20.2 MC Mixed 18.2 54% 19 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 18.6 SC Mixed 17.5 48% 16.6 GB/s	Latency 154 26% 154 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 52.7% Great: 64%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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	121x

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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Total price: $868

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16