MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 37%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 82.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics39.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive104% 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.
High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7918
MotherboardMSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)  (all builds)
Memory11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150528
Uptime8.1 Days
Run DateJul 19 '19 at 01:29
Run Duration155 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 29%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3-$65
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
82.4% Excellent
Memory 93.8
1-Core 114
2-Core 213
81% 140 Pts
4-Core 384
8-Core 570
59% 477 Pts
64-Core 563
35% 563 Pts
Poor: 62%
This bench: 82.4%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 380X-$120
CLim: 990 MHz, MLim: 1425 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.1.1
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
39.3% Below average
Lighting 50.1
Reflection 51.4
Parallax 66.3
41% 55.9 fps
MRender 51.1
Gravity 48.6
Splatting 36.9
36% 45.5 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 39.3%
Great: 40%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
65GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 365 159 157 146 145 142 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 494
Write 467
Mixed 351
SusWrite 186
84% 375 MB/s
4K Read 41.8
4K Write 92
4K Mixed 54.6
182% 62.8 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 359
270% 360 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 104%
Great: 124%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65
10GB free
Firmware: 01.00A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 66 74 61 66 63 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
39.7% Below average
Read 70.5
Write 70.4
Mixed 54.5
SusWrite 67.7
49% 65.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.6
112% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 39.7%
Great: 57%
Seagate Slim BK 500GB
50GB free
Firmware: 6405
SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 56 55 50 54 56 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
33.9% Below average
Read 63.5
Write 69.9
Mixed 47.9
SusWrite 54.6
44% 59 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.7
110% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 33.9%
Great: 61%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
61.8% Good
MC Read 21.9
MC Write 22.2
MC Mixed 19.2
60% 21.1 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 21
SC Mixed 21
56% 19.5 GB/s
Latency 60.2
66% 60.2 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 61.8%
Great: 73%

 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 1,518 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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