MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 81.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	57% 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	111% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140922
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	Jan 21 '21 at 05:26
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	DOM-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	81.4% Excellent	Memory 86.2 1-Core 127 2-Core 219 82% 144 Pts	4-Core 413 8-Core 646 65% 529 Pts	64-Core 649 40% 649 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 56,417 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 8655) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	57% Above average	Lighting 70.6 Reflection 75.1 Parallax 69 58% 71.6 fps	MRender 67.2 Gravity 71.2 Splatting 66.9 56% 68.4 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$46 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 264GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 412 429 412 395 380 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 447 Write 406 Mixed 390 SusWrite 373 91% 404 MB/s	4K Read 35.5 4K Write 98.8 4K Mixed 51.9 173% 62.1 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 293 239% 340 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 125%
WD Green 1.5TB (2010)-$170 41,439 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 418GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 66 67 67 67 67 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	38.9% Below average	Read 68.5 Write 61.3 Mixed 60.4 SusWrite 66.6 48% 64.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 38.9% Great: 63%
Hitachi Travelstar 5K750 750GB-$52 41,501 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 369GB free Firmware: JE4OA50B SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 48 49 44 47 44 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	27.9% Poor	Read 51.6 Write 16.5 Mixed 20.6 SusWrite 45.6 25% 33.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.4 74% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 27.9% Great: 53%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 34,385 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	50.6% Above average	MC Read 17.5 MC Write 18.4 MC Mixed 15.3 49% 17.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 18.8 SC Mixed 16.5 47% 16.6 GB/s	Latency 71.1 56% 71.1 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 63%

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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	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