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MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

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Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 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 83.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics3.57% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive92.5% 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.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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)
Memory21.6 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150528
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 28 '20 at 15:42
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
83.7% Excellent
Memory 89.5
1-Core 119
2-Core 228
83% 146 Pts
4-Core 420
8-Core 603
64% 512 Pts
64-Core 604
37% 604 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑
This bench: 83.7%
 Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
MSI(1462 7918) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4624
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
3.57% Terrible
Lighting 3.8
Reflection 2.6
Parallax 7.2
3% 4.53 fps
MRender 9.1
Gravity 2.5
Splatting 5.2
4% 5.6 fps
Poor: 3% ↑
This bench: 3.57%
 Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel S3500 Series 480GB-$151
422GB free (System drive)
Firmware: D2010370
SusWrite @10s intervals: 408 395 381 411 415 413 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
92.5% Outstanding
Read 334
Write 414
Mixed 301
SusWrite 404
82% 363 MB/s
4K Read 27.9
4K Write 96
4K Mixed 35.3
138% 53.1 MB/s
DQ Read 298
DQ Write 252
DQ Mixed 261
199% 270 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑
This bench: 92.5%
 Great: 98%
SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 32GB-$16
22GB free, PID 5583
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 13 15 18 19 18 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
38.9% Below average
Read 144
Write 96.2
Mixed 108
SusWrite 27.9
117% 94 MB/s
4K Read 5.2
4K Write 3.5
4K Mixed 3.9
271% 4.2 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑
This bench: 38.9%
 Great: 38%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
DDR3 1600 8G Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 1600 8G Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 24GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
58.5% Above average
MC Read 22.3
MC Write 20.3
MC Mixed 16.7
56% 19.8 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 22.1
SC Mixed 21
57% 20.1 GB/s
Latency 67.9
59% 67.9 ns
Poor: 58% ↑
This bench: 58.5%
 Great: 59%
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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming
Gaming 42%
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Desktop
Desktop 84%
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Workstation
Workstation 35%
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Motherboard: MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) - $220

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples304x
Core i7-4790Intel  $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples269x
Core i5-4460Intel  $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples225x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples284x
GTX 960Nvidia  $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples132x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples122x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples78x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples30x
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples29x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples69x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples45x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBG.SKILLBench 56%, 22,320 samples41x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $868
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