MSI H97M-E35 (MS-7846)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.23% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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-7846
MotherboardMSI H97M-E35 (MS-7846)  (all builds)
Memory9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141110
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJan 18 '21 at 00:40
Run Duration107 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690-$52
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
76.8% Very good
Memory 85.5
1-Core 112
2-Core 220
79% 139 Pts
4-Core 390
8-Core 414
53% 402 Pts
64-Core 414
26% 414 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 76.8%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
MSI(1462 7846) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5166
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
3.23% Terrible
Lighting 3.6
Reflection 2.6
Parallax 6.2
3% 4.13 fps
MRender 7.2
Gravity 2.4
Splatting 4.6
4% 4.73 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.23%
Great: 3%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
907GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JB0OA3J0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 72 91 102 107 104 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
54.5% Above average
Read 93.5
Write 87
Mixed 28.3
SusWrite 96.2
55% 76.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 54.5%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
59.5% Above average
MC Read 21.3
MC Write 22.5
MC Mixed 18.1
59% 20.6 GB/s
SC Read 16.2
SC Write 20.3
SC Mixed 18.9
53% 18.5 GB/s
Latency 71.6
56% 71.6 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 59.5%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical H97M-E35 (MS-7846) Builds (Compare 300 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft

Motherboard: MSI H97M-E35 (MS-7846) - $80

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 58% - Above average Total price: $512
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