MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics54.4% 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 Drive54.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7918
MotherboardMSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)  (all builds)
Memory8.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150528
Uptime4.2 Days
Run DateNov 24 '18 at 23:34
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User IRL-User
Background CPU 20%
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 PC Performing as expected (54th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
74.8% Very good
Memory 80.8
1-Core 105
2-Core 209
74% 132 Pts
4-Core 395
8-Core 410
53% 402 Pts
64-Core 400
25% 400 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 74.8%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75
CLim: 1342 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.10.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
54.4% Above average
Lighting 68.5
Reflection 69.5
Parallax 92.2
56% 76.7 fps
MRender 70.2
Gravity 65.6
Splatting 56.9
52% 64.3 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 54.4%
Great: 53%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra Plus 256GB-$139
39GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X2316RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 82 84 84 85 86 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
54.4% Above average
Read 387
Write 245
Mixed 83.5
SusWrite 82.9
44% 200 MB/s
4K Read 24.6
4K Write 61.3
4K Mixed 25.2
102% 37 MB/s
DQ Read 29.2
DQ Write 96.7
DQ Mixed 30.2
33% 52 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 54.4%
Great: 99%
Samsung HD642JJ 640GB-$70
307GB free
Firmware: 1AA01113
SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 77 79 80 80 80 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
52.5% Above average
Read 103
Write 102
Mixed 59
SusWrite 79.5
63% 85.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1
185% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 52.5%
Great: 63%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$78
638GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 84 84 83 86 85 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
55.5% Above average
Read 108
Write 105
Mixed 58.5
SusWrite 84.6
65% 89.2 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.9
187% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 55.5%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/4G KHX1600C10D3/8G KHX1866C10D3/4G KHX1600C10D3/8G 16GB
1333, 1600, 1333, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
57.7% Above average
MC Read 20.1
MC Write 22.2
MC Mixed 18.7
58% 20.3 GB/s
SC Read 14.2
SC Write 19.2
SC Mixed 17.7
49% 17 GB/s
Latency 79.1
51% 79.1 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 57.7%
Great: 66%

 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 1,516 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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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $275Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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