MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 86.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	62.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	53.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Very high background CPU (44%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	29.7 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 19 '21 at 09:26
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	44%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^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 (93^rd percentile)	86.1% Excellent	Memory 89.8 1-Core 132 2-Core 258 89% 160 Pts	4-Core 444 8-Core 666 69% 555 Pts	64-Core 665 41% 665 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 86.1% 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 (96^th percentile)	62.3% Good	Lighting 81.4 Reflection 80.4 Parallax 78.1 66% 80 fps	MRender 62.6 Gravity 76.3 Splatting 62 54% 67 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CHN NGFFSA2280 512 512GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 437GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0817A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 216 77 77 77 76 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	53.4% Above average	Read 466 Write 409 Mixed 397 SusWrite 158 80% 357 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 8.4 4K Mixed 0.8 56% 14.3 MB/s	DQ Read 183 DQ Write 275 DQ Mixed 50.1 88% 169 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 53.4% Great: 63%
PH6-CE120-G 120GB 664 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 112GB free Firmware: F/W:1.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 213 92 111 74 72 72 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	81.8% Excellent	Read 449 Write 362 Mixed 343 SusWrite 106 70% 315 MB/s	4K Read 37.8 4K Write 92.3 4K Mixed 33.9 150% 54.7 MB/s	DQ Read 252 DQ Write 305 DQ Mixed 189 168% 249 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 84%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 156 157 159 160 160 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	67.2% Good	Read 81.1 Write 126 Mixed 58.4 SusWrite 152 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 0.5 200% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 67.2% Great: 90%

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 @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (46^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	52.9% Above average	MC Read 18.5 MC Write 18.7 MC Mixed 15.9 51% 17.7 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 19.9 SC Mixed 18.8 52% 18.1 GB/s	Latency 67.5 59% 67.5 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 52.9% 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 60: 9R 3G 6B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
60%	23%	77	343	282	100	24.1"	1920 1080	SAM100A LC27RG50

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

Jet ski

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	265x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	221x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	279x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	132x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	118x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	78x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 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	44x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBG.SKILLBench 56%, 22,320 samples	40x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $868

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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