MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 57.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	30.2% 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	51% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

Very high background CPU (96%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	25.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150825
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Sep 17 '16 at 14:55
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	LVA-User
Background CPU	96%

PC Performing as expected (54^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 below expectations (20^th percentile)	57.9% Above average	Memory 64.2 1-Core 99.8 2-Core 197 66% 120 Pts	4-Core 304 8-Core 276 39% 290 Pts	64-Core 308 19% 308 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Gigabyte(1458 360B) 2GB Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 21.21.13.7270 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	30.2% Below average	Lighting 35.8 Reflection 32.4 Parallax 40.4 29% 36.2 fps	MRender 42.8 Gravity 41.2 Splatting 36.2 32% 40 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 30.2% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 46GB free (System drive) Firmware: 580ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 15718827 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 93 93 -120001386243657 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 857 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 65 (B1) Unknown 0 0 99 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 30 43 1000730198046 (C2) HDA temperature 30 43 1000730198046 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 15718827 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 15718827 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 15718827 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 96 96 1 (E9) Unknown 0 0 18376 (EA) Unknown 0 0 6799 (F1) Unknown 0 0 6799 (F2) Unknown 0 0 8228	51% Above average	Read 398 Write 107 Mixed 132 46% 212 MB/s	4K Read 17.5 4K Write 85.7 4K Mixed 11.1 86% 38.1 MB/s	DQ Read 65.7 DQ Write 109 DQ Mixed 10.9 30% 61.7 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 73%
WD My Passport 0820 2TB 18,744 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 1.5TB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	42.1% Average	Read 100 Write 98 Mixed 86.6 121% 95 MB/s	4K Read 0.55 4K Write 1.95 4K Mixed 0.24 77% 0.91 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 42.1% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B1G73EB0-CK0 4x8GB 519 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	49.3% Average	MC Read 17.4 MC Write 18.9 MC Mixed 16.8 51% 17.7 GB/s	SC Read 11.6 SC Write 17.6 SC Mixed 13.9 41% 14.4 GB/s	Latency 116 34% 116 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 49.3% Great: 69%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

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Workstation 35%

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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 $109Bench 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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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 $40	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