MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 77.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	35.2% 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 Drive	78% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150528
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 21 '19 at 06:33
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4460-$194 245,403 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	77.2% Very good	Memory 92.3 1-Core 102 2-Core 201 77% 132 Pts	4-Core 362 8-Core 354 48% 358 Pts	64-Core 375 23% 375 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 380-$200 83,027 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 2015) CLim: 980 MHz, MLim: 1425 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.1.1 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	35.2% Below average	Lighting 43.7 Reflection 51.1 Parallax 54.8 36% 49.9 fps	MRender 49.9 Gravity 40 Splatting 38.4 34% 42.8 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 35.2% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35 80,916 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 81GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3J96R9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 231 64 55 56 57 53 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	78% Very good	Read 488 Write 361 Mixed 152 SusWrite 85.8 60% 271 MB/s	4K Read 29.6 4K Write 95.5 4K Mixed 36.1 142% 53.7 MB/s	DQ Read 304 DQ Write 146 DQ Mixed 109 112% 186 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 78% Great: 82%
Kingston A400 120GB-$30 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 16GB free Firmware: SBFK71E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 138 24 67 91 42 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	68.4% Good	Read 376 Write 236 Mixed 274 SusWrite 69.7 53% 239 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 98 4K Mixed 24.1 129% 50.9 MB/s	DQ Read 162 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 134 134% 209 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 68.4% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 26GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 107 107 114 127 128 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	79.6% Very good	Read 162 Write 160 Mixed 74.3 SusWrite 115 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 112%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 648GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 155 154 153 154 153 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	88.6% Excellent	Read 155 Write 150 Mixed 95.9 SusWrite 154 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 221% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 88.6% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Team Team-Elite-1600 1x8GB 3,120 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	34.2% Below average	MC Read 11.3 MC Write 11.9 MC Mixed 9.2 31% 10.8 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 11.7 SC Mixed 11 31% 10.7 GB/s	Latency 63.5 63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 34.2% Great: 34%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) - $220

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	304x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	266x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	221x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	280x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	132x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	118x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	78x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	30x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	29x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	69x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	45x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBG.SKILLBench 56%, 22,320 samples	40x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $868

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16