MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 35% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	56.7% 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 Drive	57.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (49%). 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	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150825
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 23 '21 at 14:52
Run Duration	243 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	49%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690-$52 73,695 User benchmarks, average bench 67% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	73.6% Very good	Memory 81.2 1-Core 57.5 2-Core 124 54% 87.4 Pts	4-Core 376 8-Core 414 52% 395 Pts	64-Core 401 25% 401 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% PNY(196E 11D8) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.92 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	56.7% Above average	Lighting 69.9 Reflection 75.2 Parallax 68.4 57% 71.2 fps	MRender 66.9 Gravity 71.2 Splatting 68.1 56% 68.7 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 19GB free (System drive) Firmware: 580ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 67 73 65 79 64 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	57.5% Above average	Read 231 Write 114 Mixed 160 SusWrite 70.9 32% 144 MB/s	4K Read 22.6 4K Write 88.4 4K Mixed 35.8 127% 48.9 MB/s	DQ Read 85.8 DQ Write 117 DQ Mixed 63.6 59% 88.7 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 73%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$50 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 475GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 150 147 149 150 150 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	83.9% Excellent	Read 143 Write 140 Mixed 27.2 SusWrite 149 83% 115 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.9 357% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 108%
Seagate ST3500830AS 500GB-$145 6,517 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 466GB free Firmware: 3.AAD SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 76 76 76 75 75 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	42.4% Average	Read 72.2 Write 44.9 Mixed 48.4 SusWrite 75.2 44% 60.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 42.4% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/4G 9905584-029.A00LF 0215 CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9 KHX1866C10D3/4G 16GB 1333, 1600, 1600, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	51% Above average	MC Read 17.7 MC Write 19.2 MC Mixed 16.1 50% 17.7 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 16.8 SC Mixed 16.1 44% 15.4 GB/s	Latency 78.3 51% 78.3 ns

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 43: 4R 4G 11B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
43%	42%	45	284	204	60	28.8"	2560 1080	GSM59F1 LG ULTRAWIDE

History: Score 6: 1R 0G 1B | Score 51: 7R 3G 7B | Score 43: 4R 4G 11B

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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	266x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	221x

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	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	45x
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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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