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MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

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Gaming
Gaming 85%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 70%
Battle cruiser
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics95.4% 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 Drive81.8% 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 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 19 '19 at 22:31
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU4%
Watch Gameplay: Vega-56 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing way above expectations (87th 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 (99th percentile)
88.1% Excellent
Memory 95.3
1-Core 106
2-Core 224
81% 142 Pts
4-Core 440
8-Core 612
66% 526 Pts
64-Core 611
38% 611 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑
This bench: 88.1%
 Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega-56-$170
Sapphire(1DA2 E376)
CLim: 1612 MHz, MLim: 950 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.2.2
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
95.4% Outstanding
Lighting 118
Reflection 89
Parallax 182
96% 130 fps
MRender 87.9
Gravity 121
Splatting 127
93% 112 fps
Poor: 71% ↑
This bench: 95.4%
 Great: 85%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
169GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 60AABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 164 172 150 184 179 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
81.8% Excellent
Read 340
Write 260
Mixed 256
SusWrite 166
57% 256 MB/s
4K Read 33.2
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 40.4
156% 58.3 MB/s
DQ Read 207
DQ Write 258
DQ Mixed 207
163% 224 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑
This bench: 81.8%
 Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
425GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 172 172 175 174 174 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
94.5% Outstanding
Read 156
Write 66.1
Mixed 80.3
SusWrite 174
87% 119 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑
This bench: 94.5%
 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 (94th percentile)
62.1% Good
MC Read 22.1
MC Write 22.2
MC Mixed 18.8
60% 21 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 21.5
SC Mixed 21
56% 19.7 GB/s
Latency 56.1
71% 56.1 ns
Poor: 42% ↑
This bench: 62.1%
 Great: 63%
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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Desktop
Desktop 84%
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Workstation
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Motherboard: MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) - $220

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples304x
Core i7-4790Intel  $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples266x
Core i5-4460Intel  $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples221x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples280x
GTX 960Nvidia  $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples132x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples118x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples78x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples30x
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples29x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples69x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples45x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBG.SKILLBench 56%, 22,320 samples40x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $868
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Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $15Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair 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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