MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 75.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics86.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
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)
Memory20.6 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150528
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 14 '21 at 05:51
Run Duration107 Seconds
Run User THA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing as expected (53rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4590-$188
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
75.6% Very good
Memory 89.7
1-Core 101
2-Core 205
76% 132 Pts
4-Core 350
8-Core 391
49% 371 Pts
64-Core 374
23% 374 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 75.6%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$290
Nvidia(10DE 12FD) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.09
Performing below potential (28th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
86.4% Excellent
Lighting 107
Reflection 154
Parallax 104
87% 122 fps
MRender 131
Gravity 97.5
Splatting 90
85% 106 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 86.4%
Great: 97%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32
641GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 85 58 95 110 114 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
74.1% Very good
Read 170
Write 169
Mixed 68.7
SusWrite 88.1
90% 124 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1
211% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 74.1%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G KHX1600C10D3/8G KHX1600C10D3/4G KHX1600C10D3/4G 24GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
54.5% Above average
MC Read 17.9
MC Write 20.9
MC Mixed 17.7
54% 18.8 GB/s
SC Read 13
SC Write 17.7
SC Mixed 17.2
46% 16 GB/s
Latency 67.6
59% 67.6 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 54.5%
Great: 62%

 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 1,526 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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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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