MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	62% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	63.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	29.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 18 '21 at 23:08
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Memory 93.8 1-Core 124 2-Core 255 88% 158 Pts	4-Core 486 8-Core 655 72% 571 Pts	64-Core 650 40% 650 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super)-$295 180,577 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Asus(1043 8769) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 466.77 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	62% Good	Lighting 81.4 Reflection 79.9 Parallax 77.8 66% 79.7 fps	MRender 61.3 Gravity 75.1 Splatting 61.1 54% 65.8 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CHN NGFFSA2280 512 512GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 439GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0817A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 423 220 77 77 77 76 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	63.4% Good	Read 444 Write 408 Mixed 15.8 SusWrite 158 57% 257 MB/s	4K Read 10.9 4K Write 37.9 4K Mixed 29.9 75% 26.2 MB/s	DQ Read 190 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 0.7 73% 172 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 63.4% Great: 63%
SanDisk Ultra 123GB 2,795 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 79GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 23 23 22 13 12 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	14.5% Very poor	Read 33.5 Write 23.5 Mixed 17.3 SusWrite 19.3 30% 23.4 MB/s	4K Read 4.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 1.5 116% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 14.5% Great: 41%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL11-11-11 D3-2133 4x8GB 43 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 2133 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (86^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	61.7% Good	MC Read 21.8 MC Write 22.1 MC Mixed 19 60% 21 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 23.9 SC Mixed 20.5 57% 20 GB/s	Latency 60.3 66% 60.3 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 61.7% Great: 73%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 27: 4R 1G 4B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
27%	16%	55	107	3	100	24.1"	1920 1080	SAM100A LC27RG50

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

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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 $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $40	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