MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Yacht	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 80.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	51.7% 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	68.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 23 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	17.6 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 17 '22 at 21:37
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670K-$127 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	80.5% Excellent	Memory 90.5 1-Core 107 2-Core 210 78% 136 Pts	4-Core 408 8-Core 409 55% 408 Pts	64-Core 409 25% 409 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 511.23 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	51.7% Above average	Lighting 64.3 Reflection 70.8 Parallax 62.9 52% 66 fps	MRender 69.3 Gravity 63.4 Splatting 55.1 50% 62.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.7% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata S511 120GB 604 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 27GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3.3.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 112 118 117 114 121 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	68.3% Good	Read 382 Write 138 Mixed 193 SusWrite 114 46% 207 MB/s	4K Read 21.9 4K Write 95.1 4K Mixed 33.4 126% 50.1 MB/s	DQ Read 191 DQ Write 136 DQ Mixed 161 121% 163 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 81%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 92GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 5,664 Write 5,160 Mixed 5,273 1,198% 5,366 MB/s	4K Read 405 4K Write 248 4K Mixed 283 1,108% 312 MB/s	DQ Read 1,305 DQ Write 1,133 DQ Mixed 1,195 902% 1,211 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 95GB free Firmware: SBFKP1.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 231 416 385 217 181 176 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	82.8% Excellent	Read 440 Write 379 Mixed 330 SusWrite 268 79% 354 MB/s	4K Read 23 4K Write 91 4K Mixed 26.3 117% 46.8 MB/s	DQ Read 285 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 224 192% 281 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 102%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 447GB free Firmware: 17.01H17 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 125 124 126 126 125 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	69.8% Good	Read 122 Write 114 Mixed 75 SusWrite 122 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 69.8% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR3 1600 0420 DDR3 1600 0420 DDR3 1600 0420 DDR3 1600 24GB 59 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	62.9% Good	MC Read 22.3 MC Write 23.3 MC Mixed 20.2 63% 21.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 20.1 SC Mixed 19.3 54% 18.9 GB/s	Latency 66.6 60% 66.6 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 62.9% Great: 64%

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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 $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	40x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $868

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $179	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