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MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

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Gaming 35% Sail boat	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 30% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (9th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 91 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 53.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	62.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	57.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (61%). 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	5.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140724
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 01 '22 at 17:33
Run Duration	227 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	61%

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PC Performing way below expectations (9^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-$104 255,027 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 below expectations (4^th percentile)	53.4% Above average	Memory 64.3 1-Core 75.4 2-Core 126 53% 88.5 Pts	4-Core 230 8-Core 349 36% 290 Pts	64-Core 451 28% 451 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 53.4% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$278 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Gigabyte(1458 3772) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.59 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	62.2% Good	Lighting 77.9 Reflection 85.2 Parallax 82.9 64% 82 fps	MRender 69.4 Gravity 75.6 Splatting 73 60% 72.7 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 62.2% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force LX 256GB-$129 2,404 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 65GB free (System drive) Firmware: N0307A SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 167 136 131 122 116 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	57.8% Above average	Read 338 Write 156 Mixed 79.4 SusWrite 137 39% 178 MB/s	4K Read 15.4 4K Write 50.4 4K Mixed 22.1 78% 29.3 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 250 DQ Mixed 63.8 103% 197 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 99%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$80 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 203GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 108 96 106 113 111 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	69.3% Good	Read 137 Write 135 Mixed 75.7 SusWrite 104 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 216% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 69.3% Great: 112%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$64 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 114GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 106 97 107 110 110 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	60.7% Good	Read 108 Write 113 Mixed 70 SusWrite 103 72% 98.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1.1 206% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR3-1600 CL10 8GB 2x8GB 236 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	37.6% Below average	MC Read 13.6 MC Write 15.8 MC Mixed 12.5 40% 14 GB/s	SC Read 5.7 SC Write 9.9 SC Mixed 6.7 21% 7.43 GB/s	Latency 116 35% 116 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 37.6% Great: 69%

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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	310x
Core i7-4790Intel $104Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	283x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	230x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	296x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	134x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	132x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	81x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	31x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	30x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	74x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	46x
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 $210	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $130
Intel Core i5-12400F $111	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $389	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $164	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $389