MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	84.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

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.

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Aug 11 '18 at 09:25
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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-$135 255,027 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 above expectations (98^th percentile)	80.7% Excellent	Memory 91.2 1-Core 117 2-Core 216 81% 141 Pts	4-Core 379 8-Core 601 60% 490 Pts	64-Core 605 37% 605 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 80%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Liteon IT LMT-128L9M 128GB 1,236 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 84GB free (System drive) Firmware: HM71201 SusWrite @10s intervals: 302 315 319 317 306 315 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	84.5% Excellent	Read 441 Write 312 Mixed 273 SusWrite 312 75% 335 MB/s	4K Read 26.7 4K Write 75.9 4K Mixed 29.9 119% 44.2 MB/s	DQ Read 260 DQ Write 261 DQ Mixed 199 167% 240 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 94%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 133 136 137 135 136 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	79.3% Very good	Read 141 Write 121 Mixed 70.8 SusWrite 135 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 84%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 936GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 157 160 160 155 161 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Read 164 Write 143 Mixed 70.5 SusWrite 158 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 292GB free Firmware: CC62 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 122 150 157 141 126 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	81.6% Excellent	Read 148 Write 109 Mixed 75.3 SusWrite 136 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 112%
WD Elements 1TB 51,914 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 48GB free, PID 1042 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 105 105 105 105 106 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	39.9% Below average	Read 72.4 Write 73.4 Mixed 44.5 SusWrite 105 102% 73.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 104% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 39.9% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT451U6AFR8C-PB 4x4GB 3,905 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	58.4% Above average	MC Read 21.9 MC Write 21.1 MC Mixed 16.6 57% 19.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 21.5 SC Mixed 19.8 54% 18.9 GB/s	Latency 65.5 61% 65.5 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 82%

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Gaming 42%

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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

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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 $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