MSI H97M ECO (MS-7817)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 96%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 78%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 78.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics124% 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 Drive81.9% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7817
MotherboardMSI H97M ECO (MS-7817)  (all builds)
Memory8.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140630
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateDec 12 '19 at 05:49
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 17%

 PC Performing as expected (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
78.3% Very good
Memory 92.7
1-Core 108
2-Core 197
78% 132 Pts
4-Core 351
8-Core 470
52% 410 Pts
64-Core 560
35% 560 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 78.3%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Zotac(19DA 1470) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 432.0
Performing below potential (55th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
124% Outstanding
Lighting 171
Reflection 189
Parallax 173
139% 178 fps
MRender 120
Gravity 175
Splatting 120
112% 138 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 124%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX100 120GB-$70
37GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 145 163 157 164 153 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
81.9% Excellent
Read 482
Write 182
Mixed 231
SusWrite 160
58% 264 MB/s
4K Read 28.6
4K Write 92.2
4K Mixed 37.4
140% 52.7 MB/s
DQ Read 258
DQ Write 182
DQ Mixed 169
140% 203 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 81.9%
Great: 89%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
39GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 100 104 101 101 104 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
62.1% Good
Read 114
Write 114
Mixed 73.5
SusWrite 102
74% 101 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 62.1%
Great: 112%
Seagate ST3000LM024-2AN17R 3TB
2TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 115 118 118 117 118 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
57.8% Above average
Read 86
Write 100
Mixed 64.8
SusWrite 115
67% 91.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 3.7
4K Mixed 0.6
168% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 57.8%
Great: 60%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (39th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
58.4% Above average
MC Read 20.6
MC Write 21.4
MC Mixed 18.7
58% 20.2 GB/s
SC Read 14.6
SC Write 18.9
SC Mixed 17.2
48% 16.9 GB/s
Latency 62.7
64% 62.7 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 58.4%
Great: 72%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical H97M ECO (MS-7817) Builds (Compare 24 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI H97M ECO (MS-7817)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $386
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