MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 15% Tree trunk	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	16.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	53.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	7.7 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141106
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 04 '21 at 06:41
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	BRN-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4460-$194 245,403 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	71.4% Very good	Memory 80.6 1-Core 99 2-Core 186 70% 122 Pts	4-Core 360 8-Core 361 48% 360 Pts	64-Core 366 23% 366 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92 309,423 User benchmarks, average bench 17% MSI(1462 3102) CLim: 1333 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	16.9% Very poor	Lighting 20.7 Reflection 18.3 Parallax 22.9 17% 20.6 fps	MRender 25 Gravity 22.3 Splatting 16.8 17% 21.4 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 16.9% Great: 19%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$29 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 22GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK71E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.2 130 6.6 11 38 2.4 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	53.3% Above average	Read 362 Write 226 Mixed 248 SusWrite 32.9 48% 217 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 80.2 4K Mixed 20.4 112% 43 MB/s	DQ Read 162 DQ Write 15.9 DQ Mixed 12 28% 63.2 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 85%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 130GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 147 150 155 151 155 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	86.3% Excellent	Read 148 Write 120 Mixed 34.2 SusWrite 153 82% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 133% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 107%
WD My Passport 25E1 1TB 31,309 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 686GB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 110 109 110 109 109 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	58.1% Above average	Read 140 Write 116 Mixed 70.2 SusWrite 109 142% 109 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.4 171% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix 9905471-006.A00LF Kingston 99U5471-054.A00LF 12GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	32.2% Below average	MC Read 10.9 MC Write 11 MC Mixed 9.1 30% 10.3 GB/s	SC Read 10.4 SC Write 11.7 SC Mixed 10.4 31% 10.8 GB/s	Latency 79.4 50% 79.4 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 32.2% Great: 32%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

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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	267x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	222x

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	120x

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	41x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $868

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16