MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 68%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 83.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics95.5% 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 Drive83% 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)
Memory14.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 18 '19 at 22:13
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU1%
Watch Gameplay: Vega-56 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (79th 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 (96th percentile)
83.5% Excellent
Memory 93.7
1-Core 114
2-Core 230
83% 146 Pts
4-Core 396
8-Core 618
63% 507 Pts
64-Core 617
38% 617 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 83.5%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega-56-$170
CLim: 1612 MHz, MLim: 930 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.2.2
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
95.5% Outstanding
Lighting 118
Reflection 88.2
Parallax 167
96% 124 fps
MRender 88.1
Gravity 121
Splatting 127
94% 112 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 95.5%
Great: 85%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
169GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 60AABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 161 167 180 172 173 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
83% Excellent
Read 331
Write 263
Mixed 264
SusWrite 165
57% 256 MB/s
4K Read 33
4K Write 99
4K Mixed 44.2
159% 58.7 MB/s
DQ Read 214
DQ Write 257
DQ Mixed 196
159% 222 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 83%
Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
425GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 128 127 127 129 129 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
79.9% Very good
Read 151
Write 149
Mixed 86.5
SusWrite 128
94% 128 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
139% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 79.9%
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 above expectations (84th percentile)
59.7% Above average
MC Read 22.5
MC Write 21.3
MC Mixed 16.4
57% 20.1 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 21
SC Mixed 21
57% 19.9 GB/s
Latency 60.5
66% 60.5 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 59.7%
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 1,517 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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