MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 76% Battleship	Desktop 80% Battleship	Workstation 58% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	105% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	100% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 08 '19 at 19:40
Run Duration	259 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4440-$128 81,111 User benchmarks, average bench 61% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	72.2% Very good	Memory 88.4 1-Core 94 2-Core 188 72% 124 Pts	4-Core 326 8-Core 322 43% 324 Pts	64-Core 344 21% 344 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 70%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 85AA) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.70 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	105% Outstanding	Lighting 137 Reflection 148 Parallax 138 112% 141 fps	MRender 111 Gravity 134 Splatting 109 96% 118 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 147GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 248 257 303 296 305 304 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 312 Mixed 292 SusWrite 286 77% 346 MB/s	4K Read 35.9 4K Write 98.3 4K Mixed 39.2 157% 57.8 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 251 214% 315 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 128%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 508GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 88 89 86 89 89 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	47.7% Average	Read 78 Write 76.7 Mixed 51.2 SusWrite 88 54% 73.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 126% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 47.7% Great: 57%
Seagate Barracuda Green 1TB-$580 15,105 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 877GB free Firmware: CC3C SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 132 132 130 132 134 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	66.6% Good	Read 101 Write 107 Mixed 59 SusWrite 131 73% 99.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 114% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 66.6% Great: 75%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 20GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 94 91 77 73 70 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	49.6% Average	Read 92.7 Write 99.5 Mixed 31 SusWrite 80.3 55% 75.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 85% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 67%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 309GB free Firmware: MS2OA7L0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 98 101 102 104 104 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	66.8% Good	Read 131 Write 153 Mixed 34.3 SusWrite 102 76% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.5 126% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-10666CL9-4GBNT 0420 F3-10666CL9-4GBNT 0423 Team-Elite-1333 0423 Team-Elite-1333 16GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	51% Above average	MC Read 18.4 MC Write 19.2 MC Mixed 15.3 50% 17.6 GB/s	SC Read 12 SC Write 16.3 SC Mixed 15.4 42% 14.6 GB/s	Latency 69.1 58% 69.1 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 52%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

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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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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