MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 70% Battle cruiser	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	86.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	69.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 19 '18 at 07:57
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	33%

PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4590-$188 151,366 User benchmarks, average bench 63% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	78.9% Very good	Memory 89.9 1-Core 105 2-Core 175 74% 124 Pts	4-Core 392 8-Core 394 53% 393 Pts	64-Core 401 25% 401 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 78.9% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% Asus(1043 8548) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1582 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 399.24 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	86.8% Excellent	Lighting 111 Reflection 115 Parallax 103 91% 110 fps	MRender 95.4 Gravity 101 Splatting 94.1 79% 96.8 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 120GB-$109 51,792 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 35GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXT08B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 127 129 130 130 130 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	69.3% Good	Read 443 Write 134 Mixed 128 SusWrite 128 46% 208 MB/s	4K Read 26.1 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 18.5 116% 48.2 MB/s	DQ Read 321 DQ Write 127 DQ Mixed 49.5 83% 166 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 69.3% Great: 73%
Hitachi HUA721010KLA330 1TB-$28 10,651 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 338GB free Firmware: GKAOA90A SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 65 65 65 65 65 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	37.8% Below average	Read 66.3 Write 62.4 Mixed 44.1 SusWrite 64.9 44% 59.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 182% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 37.8% Great: 46%
Hitachi HUA722010ALA330 1TB 4,323 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 399GB free Firmware: JP4ONA01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 104 105 104 105 105 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	60.3% Good	Read 106 Write 104 Mixed 57.4 SusWrite 104 68% 92.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 75%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 423GB free Firmware: 15.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 68 70 69 69 68 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	45.8% Average	Read 91.2 Write 60.9 Mixed 46.5 SusWrite 68.2 49% 66.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 45.8% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 20,728 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	59% Above average	MC Read 21.1 MC Write 22.3 MC Mixed 18 58% 20.5 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 19.3 SC Mixed 18.2 50% 17.7 GB/s	Latency 67.3 59% 67.3 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 62%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) Builds (Compare 1,519 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	221x

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	118x

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

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 $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