MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 80.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	56.1% 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	106% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 10 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 11 '18 at 19:32
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	80.2% Excellent	Memory 92.6 1-Core 108 2-Core 205 78% 135 Pts	4-Core 387 8-Core 424 53% 405 Pts	64-Core 419 26% 419 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399 68,699 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Gigabyte(1458 228F) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1040 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.6.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	56.1% Above average	Lighting 69.6 Reflection 62.3 Parallax 83.9 57% 72 fps	MRender 62 Gravity 55.7 Splatting 78.5 55% 65.4 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 141GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 363 444 442 460 409 405 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 465 Write 450 Mixed 387 SusWrite 420 97% 431 MB/s	4K Read 42.2 4K Write 86.1 4K Mixed 34.3 154% 54.2 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 359 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 134%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 630GB free Firmware: 1AA0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 111 112 112 111 113 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	61.2% Good	Read 101 Write 114 Mixed 59.7 SusWrite 112 71% 96.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 187% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 62%
Samsung D3 Station 2TB 2,805 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 746GB free, PID 6123 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 172 171 170 173 170 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	68.8% Good	Read 183 Write 140 Mixed 68 SusWrite 168 182% 140 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 91% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 80%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5403-067.A00LF 4x4GB 157 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	61.4% Good	MC Read 22.1 MC Write 23.2 MC Mixed 18.4 61% 21.2 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 20 SC Mixed 19.6 52% 18.4 GB/s	Latency 62.9 64% 62.9 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 61.4% Great: 61%

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 1,527 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	267x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	223x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	283x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	132x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	121x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	78x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 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	41x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $868

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16