MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 84.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	54% 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	245% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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, 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, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 15 '19 at 13:37
Run Duration	227 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670S 1,661 User benchmarks, average bench 72% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	84.5% Excellent	Memory 94.1 1-Core 114 2-Core 196 79% 135 Pts	4-Core 435 8-Core 427 58% 431 Pts	64-Core 424 26% 424 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 3285) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 417.22 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	54% Above average	Lighting 64 Reflection 61.5 Parallax 48.6 52% 58 fps	MRender 70.9 Gravity 68.6 Splatting 70.9 58% 70.1 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 150GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 532 327 328 329 326 325 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	245% Outstanding	Read 2,091 Write 1,471 Mixed 906 SusWrite 361 267% 1,207 MB/s	4K Read 60.6 4K Write 193 4K Mixed 87.8 306% 114 MB/s	DQ Read 680 DQ Write 1,329 DQ Mixed 831 681% 946 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 245% Great: 280%
Samsung 860 Pro 256GB-$90 12,565 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 230GB free Firmware: RVM01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 913 508 508 508 507 508 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 78% Great: 131%
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 250GB free Firmware: M0CR060 SusWrite @10s intervals: 434 461 211 151 155 155 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	87.4% Excellent	Read 430 Write 343 Mixed 375 SusWrite 261 79% 352 MB/s	4K Read 24.3 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 39.8 142% 55.3 MB/s	DQ Read 152 DQ Write 313 DQ Mixed 115 121% 193 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 95%
WD WD10SPZX-00HKTT0 1TB 294,991 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 833GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 116 115 115 115 115 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	67.7% Good	Read 119 Write 102 Mixed 77.2 SusWrite 115 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 6.3 4K Mixed 0.8 243% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 67.7% Great: 79%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 122,541 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	36.1% Below average	MC Read 11.6 MC Write 12 MC Mixed 10.3 32% 11.3 GB/s	SC Read 11.6 SC Write 11.6 SC Mixed 11.7 33% 11.6 GB/s	Latency 59.5 67% 59.5 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 36.1% Great: 72%

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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	267x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	222x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	281x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	132x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	120x

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	41x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $868

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16