MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 56%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 81.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics64.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive94.7% 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.
SystemMSI MS-7918
MotherboardMSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)  (all builds)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150528
Uptime1 Days
Run DateMay 24 '20 at 17:46
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User IDN-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4590-$188
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
81.5% Excellent
Memory 91.7
1-Core 109
2-Core 216
80% 139 Pts
4-Core 413
8-Core 413
55% 413 Pts
64-Core 417
26% 417 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 81.5%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 445.87
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
64.7% Good
Lighting 82.3
Reflection 84.2
Parallax 74.9
67% 80.4 fps
MRender 80.7
Gravity 75.3
Splatting 66.9
60% 74.3 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 64.7%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 520 Series 240GB-$139
39GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LE1i
SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 201 208 209 216 211 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
94.7% Outstanding
Read 381
Write 270
Mixed 286
SusWrite 199
64% 284 MB/s
4K Read 39.8
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 48.3
179% 65 MB/s
DQ Read 305
DQ Write 248
DQ Mixed 253
196% 269 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 94.7%
Great: 95%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49
1.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 144 146 145 128 145 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
79.5% Very good
Read 138
Write 143
Mixed 94.3
SusWrite 139
95% 129 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1
194% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 79.5%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5584-020.A00LF KHX2400C11D3/4GX 99U5584-020.A00LF KHX2400C11D3/4GX 16GB
1600, 2400, 1600, 2400 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
60.8% Good
MC Read 21.9
MC Write 22.8
MC Mixed 18.2
60% 21 GB/s
SC Read 16.1
SC Write 20.2
SC Mixed 19.8
53% 18.7 GB/s
Latency 64.7
62% 64.7 ns

 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 1,518 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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