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MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

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Gaming
Gaming 147%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 122%
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 76.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics197% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive163% 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.
Memory12GB 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 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)
Memory7.9 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 30 '21 at 00:28
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3-$209
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
76.9% Very good
Memory 86.8
1-Core 108
2-Core 211
77% 135 Pts
4-Core 362
8-Core 539
56% 451 Pts
64-Core 561
35% 561 Pts
Poor: 62% ↑
This bench: 76.9%
 Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910
Asus(1043 87B0)
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 470.05
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
197% Outstanding
Lighting 290
Reflection 254
Parallax 294
237% 280 fps
MRender 324
Gravity 235
Splatting 172
191% 244 fps
Poor: 163% ↑
This bench: 197%
 Great: 202%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Spcc M.2 PCIe SSD 1TB
165GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM22.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 604 631 617 659 645 637 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
163% Outstanding
Read 592
Write 682
Mixed 622
SusWrite 632
143% 632 MB/s
4K Read 45.7
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 65.9
218% 77.8 MB/s
DQ Read 770
DQ Write 707
DQ Mixed 803
585% 760 MB/s
Poor: 145% ↑
This bench: 163%
 Great: 310%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
229GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 380 297 297 296 298 296 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
116% Outstanding
Read 488
Write 469
Mixed 414
SusWrite 311
94% 420 MB/s
4K Read 44
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 58.8
197% 69 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 354
267% 358 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑
This bench: 116%
 Great: 124%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown VS2GB1333D3 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 0215 VS2GB1333D3 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 12GB
1333, 1600, 1333, 1600 MHz
2048, 4096, 2048, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
57.3% Above average
MC Read 21.5
MC Write 21.1
MC Mixed 16.6
56% 19.7 GB/s
SC Read 15.7
SC Write 20.1
SC Mixed 18.4
52% 18.1 GB/s
Latency 70.6
57% 70.6 ns
Poor: 46% ↑
This bench: 57.3%
 Great: 57%
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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
Desktop 84%
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Workstation
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Motherboard: MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) - $220

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples304x
Core i7-4790Intel  $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples266x
Core i5-4460Intel  $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples221x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples280x
GTX 960Nvidia  $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples132x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples118x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples78x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples30x
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples29x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples69x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples45x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBG.SKILLBench 56%, 22,320 samples40x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $868
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Intel Core i5-12600K $178Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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