MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 36%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics50.3% 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)
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7918
MotherboardMSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)  (all builds)
Memory4.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150528
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateFeb 20 '19 at 10:00
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing as expected (54th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690-$52
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
75.7% Very good
Memory 91.5
1-Core 114
2-Core 219
81% 141 Pts
4-Core 339
8-Core 388
48% 364 Pts
64-Core 369
23% 369 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 75.7%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399
CLim: 957 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.7
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
50.3% Above average
Lighting 61.7
Reflection 56.3
Parallax 83.4
50% 67.1 fps
MRender 56.5
Gravity 51
Splatting 72.1
50% 59.9 fps
Poor: 41%
This bench: 50.3%
Great: 50%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89
13GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3FD6SD
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 498
Write 443
Mixed 178
82% 373 MB/s
4K Read 30.9
4K Write 84
4K Mixed 39
141% 51.3 MB/s
DQ Read 319
DQ Write 126
DQ Mixed 176
142% 207 MB/s
Poor: 49% Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
393GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 150 151 151 150 150 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
97.3% Outstanding
Read 190
Write 83.7
Mixed 79.8
SusWrite 150
92% 126 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
156% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 97.3%
Great: 113%
PHD 3.0 Silicon-Power 1TB
291GB free, PID 55aa
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 38 38 39 39 39 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
16.7% Very poor
Read 40.4
Write 32.7
Mixed 31.8
SusWrite 38.1
48% 35.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.6
50% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 16.7%
Great: 49%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GB-$35
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
30.9% Below average
MC Read 9.4
MC Write 10.5
MC Mixed 9.4
28% 9.77 GB/s
SC Read 7.9
SC Write 10.3
SC Mixed 8.8
26% 9 GB/s
Latency 64.9
62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 30.9%
Great: 67%

 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 1,516 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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