MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 85.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	45.4% 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 Drive	104% 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	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 (15%). 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	13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150825
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 01 '20 at 23:02
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing above expectations (78^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, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	85.6% Excellent	Memory 93.3 1-Core 110 2-Core 219 81% 141 Pts	4-Core 427 8-Core 574 64% 500 Pts	64-Core 587 36% 587 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 3751) CLim: 2138 MHz, MLim: 2825 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 457.09 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	45.4% Average	Lighting 6.57 Reflection 3.31 Parallax 83.6 5% 31.2 fps	MRender 133 Gravity 187 Splatting 136 123% 152 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 45.4% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 204GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 346 332 347 349 351 351 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 466 Write 344 Mixed 300 SusWrite 346 82% 364 MB/s	4K Read 29.7 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 38.8 159% 63.3 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 259 223% 328 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 128%
Samsung 840 120GB-$109 51,792 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 112GB free Firmware: DXT07B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 124 128 128 129 128 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	70.1% Very good	Read 453 Write 132 Mixed 128 SusWrite 128 46% 210 MB/s	4K Read 26.4 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 16.6 118% 49.8 MB/s	DQ Read 336 DQ Write 127 DQ Mixed 49.1 84% 171 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 73%
HGST Travelstar 5K1000 2.5" 1TB 129,581 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 427GB free Firmware: JA0OA710 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 72 76 76 77 76 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	49.7% Average	Read 97.8 Write 96.7 Mixed 38 SusWrite 75.3 56% 76.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 121% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 57%
WD My Passport Essential USB 3.0 1TB 2,431 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 897GB free, PID 0730 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 85 90 90 90 90 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	38.7% Below average	Read 91.5 Write 92.3 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 89.2 114% 84.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 91% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 38.7% Great: 36%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 1866 C9 4x4GB 5,634 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1867 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (60^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	59% Above average	MC Read 22.1 MC Write 21.2 MC Mixed 16.6 57% 20 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 20.8 SC Mixed 20.2 55% 19.2 GB/s	Latency 61.5 65% 61.5 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 72%

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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 $94Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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