MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 68%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 83.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics95% 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)
Memory13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 21 '19 at 21:24
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU10%
Watch Gameplay: Vega-56 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (82nd 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)
83.6% Excellent
Memory 95.6
1-Core 115
2-Core 233
84% 148 Pts
4-Core 387
8-Core 616
62% 502 Pts
64-Core 614
38% 614 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 83.6%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega-56-$170
CLim: 1612 MHz, MLim: 940 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.2.2
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
95% Outstanding
Lighting 118
Reflection 87.8
Parallax 181
96% 129 fps
MRender 87.7
Gravity 121
Splatting 125
93% 111 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 95%
Great: 85%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
168GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 60AABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 129 160 154 168 178 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
83% Excellent
Read 365
Write 257
Mixed 259
SusWrite 159
58% 260 MB/s
4K Read 32.4
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 42.1
157% 58.6 MB/s
DQ Read 210
DQ Write 260
DQ Mixed 198
160% 223 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 83%
Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
425GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 128 128 129 128 128 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
80.1% Excellent
Read 151
Write 111
Mixed 78.4
SusWrite 128
86% 117 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
143% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 80.1%
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 (96th percentile)
62.8% Good
MC Read 22.3
MC Write 22.3
MC Mixed 19.1
61% 21.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 21
SC Mixed 21
57% 19.9 GB/s
Latency 55.3
72% 55.3 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 62.8%
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 1,516 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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