MSI H97M-E35 (MS-7846)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 32%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 25%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 80.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics37.7% 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)
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7846
MotherboardMSI H97M-E35 (MS-7846)  (all builds)
Memory5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140722
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJan 21 '20 at 19:07
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4570-$62
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
80.9% Excellent
Memory 93.2
1-Core 102
2-Core 206
78% 134 Pts
4-Core 398
8-Core 394
53% 396 Pts
64-Core 388
24% 388 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 80.9%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500
MSI(1462 2775) 3GB
CLim: 1020 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 19.12.3
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
37.7% Below average
Lighting 48.7
Reflection 32.6
Parallax 60.1
40% 47.1 fps
MRender 31.7
Gravity 50.5
Splatting 40.6
34% 40.9 fps
Poor: 31%
This bench: 37.7%
Great: 39%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial M4 128GB-$116
6GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0309
SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 37 31 33 30 28 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 44% Great: 72%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
333GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 118 120 119 121 122 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
81.6% Excellent
Read 165
Write 136
Mixed 80.5
SusWrite 120
92% 125 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 81.6%
Great: 114%
Seagate ST3250310AS 250GB-$44
108GB free
Firmware: 3.AAD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 88 88 89 89 89 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
47.3% Average
Read 76
Write 78.5
Mixed 46.5
SusWrite 88.8
53% 72.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.7
127% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 47.3%
Great: 54%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
63.2% Good
MC Read 22.3
MC Write 23.3
MC Mixed 20.6
63% 22.1 GB/s
SC Read 15.9
SC Write 19.2
SC Mixed 19
52% 18 GB/s
Latency 61.7
65% 61.7 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 63.2%
Great: 64%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical H97M-E35 (MS-7846) Builds (Compare 300 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft

Motherboard: MSI H97M-E35 (MS-7846) - $80

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 59% - Above average Total price: $511
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