MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 80% Battleship	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 69.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	20.3% 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	86.1% 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	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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20150528
Uptime	8.7 Days
Run Date	Jan 11 '20 at 15:59
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770-$75 176,321 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	69.6% Good	Memory 93.2 1-Core 98.9 2-Core 168 72% 120 Pts	4-Core 268 8-Core 269 36% 269 Pts	64-Core 271 17% 271 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Sapphire(174B 2260) 1.5GB CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 1.5GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	20.3% Poor	Lighting 23.3 Reflection 25.9 Parallax 29.9 19% 26.4 fps	MRender 34.6 Gravity 28 Splatting 23.3 23% 28.6 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 20.3% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 530 Series 240GB-$149 16,872 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 38GB free (System drive) Firmware: DC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 166 172 129 168 161 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	86.1% Excellent	Read 397 Write 262 Mixed 260 SusWrite 158 60% 269 MB/s	4K Read 36.1 4K Write 96.9 4K Mixed 44 162% 59 MB/s	DQ Read 283 DQ Write 191 DQ Mixed 141 131% 205 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 190GB free Firmware: KC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 124 124 126 127 126 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	71.6% Very good	Read 126 Write 126 Mixed 66.5 SusWrite 124 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 27GB free Firmware: KC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 119 99 113 114 125 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	61.6% Good	Read 100 Write 97.1 Mixed 55.3 SusWrite 115 67% 91.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.8 135% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 61.6% Great: 88%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 147GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 88 88 88 88 89 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	69.9% Good	Read 155 Write 135 Mixed 51.6 SusWrite 87.7 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 1.1 227% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston ACR16D3LU1KBG/4G 2x4GB 1,001 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	59.5% Above average	MC Read 20.6 MC Write 22 MC Mixed 19 59% 20.5 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 19.3 SC Mixed 17.7 50% 17.7 GB/s	Latency 61.8 65% 61.8 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 58%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

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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 $109Bench 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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Total price: $868

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $125	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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