MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 67.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	53.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	25% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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	17.9 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150528
Uptime	15 Days
Run Date	Dec 04 '19 at 23:59
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	35%

PC Performing below expectations (40^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 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	67.2% Good	Memory 86.7 1-Core 88.7 2-Core 164 68% 113 Pts	4-Core 277 8-Core 279 37% 278 Pts	64-Core 277 17% 277 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 67.2% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 56,417 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Nvidia(10DE 1B83) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.12 Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (66 fps cap detected)	53.9% Above average	Lighting 66.3 Reflection 66.3 Parallax 57.5 54% 63.4 fps	MRender 67.4 Gravity 65.1 Splatting 64.7 54% 65.7 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 4GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z33130RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 16 19 9.9 29 13 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	25% Poor	Read 228 Write 69.8 Mixed 4.7 SusWrite 22.7 18% 81.3 MB/s	4K Read 17.3 4K Write 27.2 4K Mixed 0.1 41% 14.9 MB/s	DQ Read 130 DQ Write 38.4 DQ Mixed 7.2 25% 58.4 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 25% Great: 78%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 174GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 354 395 411 402 395 357 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 450 Write 440 Mixed 422 SusWrite 386 96% 424 MB/s	4K Read 37.4 4K Write 91.4 4K Mixed 49.7 169% 59.5 MB/s	DQ Read 332 DQ Write 297 DQ Mixed 308 233% 312 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 129%
Seagate ST1000DM003 1TB 146 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 87GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 24 39 41 37 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 3,152 Write 44.8 Mixed 70.5 SusWrite 23.5 590% 823 MB/s	4K Read 476 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 2.1 20,073% 160 MB/s
Poor: 44% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G 0215 CML16GX3M2A1600C10 KHX1866C10D3/8G 24GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1333, 1600, 1333 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	42.9% Average	MC Read 14.5 MC Write 15.9 MC Mixed 12.7 41% 14.4 GB/s	SC Read 11.2 SC Write 15 SC Mixed 13.2 38% 13.1 GB/s	Latency 70.8 56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 42.9% Great: 55%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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	269x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	225x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	284x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	132x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	122x

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	41x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $868

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16