MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	25.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	94.7% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141224
Uptime	1.7 Days
Run Date	Dec 16 '18 at 19:31
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4590-$188 151,366 User benchmarks, average bench 63% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	79.5% Very good	Memory 93 1-Core 104 2-Core 203 78% 133 Pts	4-Core 381 8-Core 392 51% 386 Pts	64-Core 380 24% 380 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R7 370-$153 39,178 User benchmarks, average bench 21% MSI(1462 2015) CLim: 1030 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.7 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	25.5% Poor	Lighting 31 Reflection 33.5 Parallax 37 25% 33.8 fps	MRender 29.3 Gravity 24.8 Splatting 38.5 26% 30.9 fps
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 25.5% Great: 23%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Micron_1100_MTFDDAK2T0TBN 2TB 5,114 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: M0MU031 SusWrite @10s intervals: 440 417 328 277 273 278 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	94.7% Outstanding	Read 382 Write 426 Mixed 342 SusWrite 336 84% 371 MB/s	4K Read 22.5 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 37.9 142% 57.7 MB/s	DQ Read 359 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 294 233% 325 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 101%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 174 175 177 176 176 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 150 Mixed 76.7 SusWrite 175 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 156% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 96%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 924GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 123 125 126 126 126 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	79% Very good	Read 151 Write 101 Mixed 68.8 SusWrite 125 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 163% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 77,652 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	61% Good	MC Read 21.7 MC Write 22.4 MC Mixed 19.5 61% 21.2 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 18.8 SC Mixed 18.4 50% 17.5 GB/s	Latency 62 64% 62 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 63%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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 $109Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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