MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 79.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	35.3% 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)
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150528
Uptime	2.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 21 '20 at 12:09
Run Duration	190 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	79.9% Very good	Memory 89.5 1-Core 110 2-Core 226 80% 142 Pts	4-Core 379 8-Core 597 60% 488 Pts	64-Core 592 37% 592 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 79.9% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 854D) CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 432.0 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	35.3% Below average	Lighting 45.8 Reflection 45 Parallax 39.5 37% 43.4 fps	MRender 39.3 Gravity 40.5 Splatting 36.1 31% 38.6 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 35.3% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 24GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 498 Write 482 Mixed 371 100% 450 MB/s	4K Read 43.6 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 58.7 202% 72.1 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 353 265% 354 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 115%
Vaseky V800/256G 256GB 190 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 64GB free Firmware: R0817B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 417 63 53 45 71 45 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	49.8% Average	Read 500 Write 436 Mixed 27.3 SusWrite 116 59% 270 MB/s	4K Read 25.9 4K Write 16.9 4K Mixed 1.3 50% 14.7 MB/s	DQ Read 115 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 1.1 62% 143 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 167 166 168 169 169 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	Read 160 Write 133 Mixed 84 SusWrite 166 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 17GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 153 153 152 152 155 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	74.5% Very good	Read 107 Write 78.3 Mixed 69.8 SusWrite 153 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 114%
WD Elements 2TB 35,768 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 16GB free, PID 10b8 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 41 40 42 42 41 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	18.8% Very poor	Read 39.7 Write 39.2 Mixed 25.8 SusWrite 40.9 49% 36.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 70% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 18.8% Great: 44%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 3,591 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 380GB free, PID b207 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 66 68 67 68 68 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	30.6% Below average	Read 71 Write 71.3 Mixed 30 SusWrite 67.4 80% 59.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 30.6% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 22,320 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	56.9% Above average	MC Read 21 MC Write 21.1 MC Mixed 16.6 56% 19.6 GB/s	SC Read 14.2 SC Write 20.3 SC Mixed 18.4 50% 17.6 GB/s	Latency 67.9 59% 67.9 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 63%

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Typical H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) Builds (Compare 1,516 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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