MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 40% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 84.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	53.6% 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	79.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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	13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	6.7 Days
Run Date	Sep 10 '18 at 09:19
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^th 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 (100^th percentile)	84.2% Excellent	Memory 92.7 1-Core 120 2-Core 218 83% 144 Pts	4-Core 410 8-Core 585 62% 497 Pts	64-Core 607 38% 607 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 84.2% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% XFX(1682 C580) CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.8.2 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	53.6% Above average	Lighting 67 Reflection 0.08 Parallax 93.4 55% 53.5 fps	MRender 70.8 Gravity 64.3 Splatting 56.8 52% 63.9 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Liteon IT LMT-128L9M 128GB 1,236 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 70GB free (System drive) Firmware: HM71201 SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 304 295 309 300 320 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	79.7% Very good	Read 439 Write 328 Mixed 252 SusWrite 304 74% 331 MB/s	4K Read 21.7 4K Write 75.1 4K Mixed 18.9 97% 38.6 MB/s	DQ Read 369 DQ Write 304 DQ Mixed 200 187% 291 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 79.7% Great: 94%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 135 136 134 137 138 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	80% Excellent	Read 142 Write 134 Mixed 72 SusWrite 136 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 186% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 84%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 802GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 206 207 206 207 206 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 196 Write 162 Mixed 84.6 SusWrite 204 118% 162 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 292GB free Firmware: CC62 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 138 173 168 163 136 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	Read 167 Write 126 Mixed 81.6 SusWrite 152 96% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 165% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 112%
WD Elements 1TB 51,914 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 42GB free, PID 1042 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 41 40 41 42 41 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	20.3% Poor	Read 38.9 Write 39.6 Mixed 28 SusWrite 41.2 50% 36.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 94% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 20.3% 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 (84^th percentile)	59.3% Above average	MC Read 22.1 MC Write 21 MC Mixed 17 57% 20 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 22.1 SC Mixed 20.3 56% 19.7 GB/s	Latency 62.8 64% 62.8 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 82%

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

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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	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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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