MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 75.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	56.1% 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	92.8% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 10 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 02 '20 at 15:34
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	TWN-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3-$209 19,313 User benchmarks, average bench 73% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	75.9% Very good	Memory 91.2 1-Core 102 2-Core 206 77% 133 Pts	4-Core 328 8-Core 558 54% 443 Pts	64-Core 548 34% 548 Pts
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 75.9% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 3287) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	56.1% Above average	Lighting 69.5 Reflection 103 Parallax 63.9 57% 78.8 fps	MRender 68.4 Gravity 69.9 Splatting 64.1 55% 67.5 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Plexto PX-256M6V 256GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 138GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 256 214 210 205 208 222 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 350 Mixed 318 SusWrite 219 77% 347 MB/s	4K Read 35.9 4K Write 54 4K Mixed 47.4 144% 45.8 MB/s	DQ Read 311 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 104 135% 242 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 108%
Toshib DT01ACA100 1TB 1,368 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 637GB free Firmware: MS2O SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 149 153 159 165 160 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	17.3% Very poor	Read 176 Write 178 Mixed 35.8 SusWrite 154 30% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 3% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 17.3% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 122,541 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	32.8% Below average	MC Read 10.9 MC Write 11 MC Mixed 9.5 30% 10.5 GB/s	SC Read 8.8 SC Write 10.5 SC Mixed 10 28% 9.77 GB/s	Latency 65.5 61% 65.5 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 32.8% Great: 72%

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

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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	269x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	225x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	284x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	132x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	123x

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	70x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	45x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBG.SKILLBench 56%, 22,320 samples	41x

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