MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 48%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 38%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 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.
Graphics52.3% 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 Drive155% 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.
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-7918
MotherboardMSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)  (all builds)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit väriä
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141224
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 07 '21 at 21:12
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User FIN-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
83.7% Excellent
Memory 92.1
1-Core 117
2-Core 200
80% 136 Pts
4-Core 434
8-Core 444
58% 439 Pts
64-Core 436
27% 436 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 83.7%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
52.3% Above average
Lighting 65.1
Reflection 71.2
Parallax 63.6
53% 66.6 fps
MRender 69.5
Gravity 64.1
Splatting 55.8
51% 63.1 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 52.3%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M8250G 250GB
204GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S5Z42105
SusWrite @10s intervals: 345 591 610 398 278 261 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
155% Outstanding
Read 644
Write 583
Mixed 580
SusWrite 414
125% 555 MB/s
4K Read 56.6
4K Write 129
4K Mixed 69.6
243% 85 MB/s
DQ Read 774
DQ Write 520
DQ Mixed 309
322% 534 MB/s
Poor: 103%
This bench: 155%
Great: 236%
Hitachi HTS725032A7E630 320GB-$89
251GB free
Firmware: GHBOA910
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 105 105 95 99 105 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
55.8% Above average
Read 92.7
Write 113
Mixed 25.9
SusWrite 102
60% 83.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 55.8%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
63.3% Good
MC Read 22.5
MC Write 23.1
MC Mixed 19.6
62% 21.7 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 22
SC Mixed 20.2
58% 20.1 GB/s
Latency 63.9
63% 63.9 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 63.3%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) Builds (Compare 1,516 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) - $220

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $868
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