MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 48%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 85.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics51.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive73.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7918
MotherboardMSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)  (all builds)
Memory13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime7.1 Days
Run DateJun 08 '20 at 17:43
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 24%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3-$209
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
85.6% Excellent
Memory 93.2
1-Core 113
2-Core 226
82% 144 Pts
4-Core 427
8-Core 572
63% 499 Pts
64-Core 568
35% 568 Pts
Poor: 62%
This bench: 85.6%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 432.00
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
51.9% Above average
Lighting 64.1
Reflection 70.3
Parallax 61.7
52% 65.4 fps
MRender 74.4
Gravity 61.7
Splatting 55.6
51% 63.9 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 51.9%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX100 120GB-$70
64GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 184 184 185 185 184 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
73.8% Very good
Read 458
Write 186
Mixed 238
SusWrite 174
58% 264 MB/s
4K Read 21
4K Write 84.9
4K Mixed 29.1
114% 45 MB/s
DQ Read 263
DQ Write 186
DQ Mixed 174
143% 207 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 73.8%
Great: 89%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
695GB free
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 165 165 168 167 168 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
98.3% Outstanding
Read 185
Write 171
Mixed 73.6
SusWrite 158
107% 147 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 98.3%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
60.9% Good
MC Read 21.5
MC Write 22.2
MC Mixed 18.7
59% 20.8 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 20.4
SC Mixed 20.3
55% 19.3 GB/s
Latency 61.5
65% 61.5 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 60.9%
Great: 63%

 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 1,516 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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