MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 83%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics96.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive85.4% 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.
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.
Run History
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SystemMSI MS-7918
MotherboardMSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)  (all builds)
Memory13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 10 '19 at 08:13
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU3%
Watch Gameplay: Vega-56 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
83% Excellent
Memory 95.6
1-Core 112
2-Core 226
83% 144 Pts
4-Core 382
8-Core 541
58% 461 Pts
64-Core 619
38% 619 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 83%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega-56-$170
CLim: 1622 MHz, MLim: 920 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.2.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
96.7% Outstanding
Lighting 120
Reflection 89.5
Parallax 184
98% 131 fps
MRender 88.7
Gravity 123
Splatting 128
94% 113 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 96.7%
Great: 85%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
175GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 60AABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 176 153 142 169 168 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
85.4% Excellent
Read 339
Write 254
Mixed 262
SusWrite 160
57% 254 MB/s
4K Read 31.8
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 46.7
167% 63.3 MB/s
DQ Read 213
DQ Write 252
DQ Mixed 171
146% 212 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 85.4%
Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$34
475GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 187 191 190 192 190 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 183
Write 120
Mixed 85.3
SusWrite 190
106% 145 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
156% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 107%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
62.5% Good
MC Read 22.4
MC Write 22.5
MC Mixed 18.8
61% 21.2 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 21.5
SC Mixed 19.9
55% 19.3 GB/s
Latency 55.1
73% 55.1 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 62.5%
Great: 63%

 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 1,515 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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