MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 68%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 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 86.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics96% 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 Drive80% 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
5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
SystemMSI MS-7918
MotherboardMSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)  (all builds)
Memory14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 11 '19 at 08:24
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU6%
Watch Gameplay: Vega-56 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing way above expectations (86th 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 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
86.5% Excellent
Memory 94.9
1-Core 112
2-Core 223
82% 143 Pts
4-Core 428
8-Core 573
64% 500 Pts
64-Core 584
36% 584 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 86.5%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega-56-$170
CLim: 1617 MHz, MLim: 940 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.3.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
96% Outstanding
Lighting 119
Reflection 89
Parallax 183
97% 130 fps
MRender 89.1
Gravity 122
Splatting 127
94% 113 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 96%
Great: 85%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
167GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 60AABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 124 169 181 147 179 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
80% Excellent
Read 345
Write 261
Mixed 265
SusWrite 159
58% 258 MB/s
4K Read 30.4
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 38.2
151% 58.2 MB/s
DQ Read 210
DQ Write 255
DQ Mixed 187
154% 218 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 80%
Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
423GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 169 168 167 169 170 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
94.2% Outstanding
Read 160
Write 127
Mixed 79.3
SusWrite 168
98% 134 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
156% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 94.2%
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)
61.4% Good
MC Read 21.9
MC Write 22.1
MC Mixed 18.6
60% 20.9 GB/s
SC Read 16.7
SC Write 20.5
SC Mixed 20.6
55% 19.3 GB/s
Latency 57.4
70% 57.4 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 61.4%
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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