MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 53%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 78.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics84.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7918
MotherboardMSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)  (all builds)
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 09 '18 at 14:37
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770-$75
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
78.3% Very good
Memory 89.5
1-Core 104
2-Core 190
75% 128 Pts
4-Core 362
8-Core 570
57% 466 Pts
64-Core 572
35% 572 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 78.3%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.82
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
84.5% Excellent
Lighting 109
Reflection 108
Parallax 101
89% 106 fps
MRender 93.6
Gravity 98.2
Splatting 87.1
76% 93 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 84.5%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85
16GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0BB6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 483
Write 452
Mixed 308
92% 414 MB/s
4K Read 30.3
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 47.6
162% 60.3 MB/s
DQ Read 369
DQ Write 308
DQ Mixed 170
174% 283 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
85GB free
Firmware: CC25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 63 70 79 143 117 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
59% Above average
Read 110
Write 107
Mixed 68.5
SusWrite 96.1
70% 95.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.7
127% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 59%
Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$32
84GB free
Firmware: JC4B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 74 76 76 76 77 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
57.1% Above average
Read 123
Write 123
Mixed 65.5
SusWrite 75.8
71% 96.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 1
177% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 57.1%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BLT4G3D1869DT2TXOB 1315 BLT4G3D1608DT2TXOB 1315 BLT4G3D1869DT2TXOB 1315 BLT4G3D1608DT2TXOB 16GB
1867, 1600, 1867, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
49.8% Average
MC Read 17.6
MC Write 17.8
MC Mixed 14.9
48% 16.8 GB/s
SC Read 13.1
SC Write 17.9
SC Mixed 16.7
45% 15.9 GB/s
Latency 67.8
59% 67.8 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 49.8%
Great: 70%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) Builds (Compare 1,518 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) - $220

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $868
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