MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Yacht	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 35% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 77.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	54.4% 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	29.6% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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 (35%). 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	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141106
Uptime	6.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 21 '18 at 17:15
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	35%

PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690-$52 73,695 User benchmarks, average bench 67% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	77.8% Very good	Memory 90.3 1-Core 102 2-Core 212 77% 135 Pts	4-Core 376 8-Core 389 51% 382 Pts	64-Core 384 24% 384 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Nvidia(10DE 1131) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 390.77 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	54.4% Above average	Lighting 68.3 Reflection 70.2 Parallax 63.8 56% 67.4 fps	MRender 74.7 Gravity 63.8 Splatting 55.6 52% 64.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 54.4% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
INTENSO 128GB 3,345 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 77GB free (System drive) Firmware: S9FM01.9 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 3363 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 995 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 1 (AD) Unknown 100 100 33423534 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 37 (C2) HDA temperature 70 70 30 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 8283076	29.6% Poor	Read 160 Write 69.1 Mixed 101 24% 110 MB/s	4K Read 21.4 4K Write 39.3 4K Mixed 3.51 58% 21.4 MB/s	DQ Read 76.1 DQ Write 63.3 DQ Mixed 2.73 20% 47.4 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 29.6% Great: 91%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230 19,674 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 3TB free Firmware: CC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 163058616 (03) Spinup time 94 93 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 243 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 581384 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1570 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 41 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 4295098370 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 69 58 521863199 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 1 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 376 (C2) HDA temperature 31 42 81604378655 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -57891864182715 (F1) Unknown 100 253 2190132988 (F2) Unknown 100 253 176151527	93.5% Outstanding	Read 171 Write 154 Mixed 119 110% 148 MB/s	4K Read 0.65 4K Write 5.34 4K Mixed 0.57 189% 2.19 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 94%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2TB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 139 139 72 (03) Spinup time 128 128 21494169895 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 1032 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 124 124 33 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2731 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 587 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 1052 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 1052 (C2) HDA temperature 181 181 206159216673 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	102% Outstanding	Read 177 Write 178 Mixed 159 129% 171 MB/s	4K Read 1.13 4K Write 2.14 4K Mixed 0.21 110% 1.16 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 108%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 169 144 10508 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 604 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 2039 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 440 (10) Unknown 3 197 66238513543 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 25 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 578 (C2) HDA temperature 117 99 35 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	86.9% Excellent	Read 153 Write 150 Mixed 147 113% 150 MB/s	4K Read 0.74 4K Write 2.79 4K Mixed 0.24 110% 1.26 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 16,567 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	57.8% Above average	MC Read 20.3 MC Write 21.1 MC Mixed 18.6 57% 20 GB/s	SC Read 14.8 SC Write 18.9 SC Mixed 18.3 50% 17.3 GB/s	Latency 66.8 60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 62%

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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	265x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	221x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	279x
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	44x
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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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