MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 102%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 85%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 83.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics128% 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.
Memory24GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7918
MotherboardMSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)  (all builds)
Memory14.7 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150825
Uptime20.1 Days
Run DateJan 02 '20 at 02:12
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
83.4% Excellent
Memory 89.6
1-Core 123
2-Core 247
86% 153 Pts
4-Core 416
8-Core 636
65% 526 Pts
64-Core 635
39% 635 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 83.4%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.41
Performing below potential (76th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
128% Outstanding
Lighting 180
Reflection 192
Parallax 192
146% 188 fps
MRender 121
Gravity 172
Splatting 123
112% 139 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 128%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB-$70
11GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 580ABBF0
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 303
Write 251
Mixed 284
62% 279 MB/s
4K Read 32
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 48.1
164% 60.4 MB/s
DQ Read 203
DQ Write 238
DQ Mixed 293
200% 245 MB/s
Poor: 59% Great: 94%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$60
2.5TB free
Firmware: CC54
SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 153 155 156 155 156 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
87.8% Excellent
Read 152
Write 142
Mixed 76.5
SusWrite 154
96% 131 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.7
131% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 87.8%
Great: 96%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT451U6AFR8A-PB Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G HMT451U6AFR8A-PB Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G 24GB
1600, 1333, 1600, 1333 MHz
4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (39th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
55.5% Above average
MC Read 20.3
MC Write 20.3
MC Mixed 16.3
54% 19 GB/s
SC Read 14
SC Write 20.2
SC Mixed 18.2
50% 17.5 GB/s
Latency 67.8
59% 67.8 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 55.5%
Great: 58%

 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 1,526 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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