MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Raft	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 83.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	27.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	72.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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	2.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140922
Uptime	6.6 Days
Run Date	Jul 31 '21 at 17:45
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	83.1% Excellent	Memory 93.1 1-Core 112 2-Core 221 81% 142 Pts	4-Core 423 8-Core 424 57% 424 Pts	64-Core 408 25% 408 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199 77,943 User benchmarks, average bench 27% Sapphire(174B E271) CLim: 1070 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.10.35.02 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	27.9% Poor	Lighting 36.3 Reflection 37.7 Parallax 45.5 30% 39.8 fps	MRender 32.1 Gravity 33.8 Splatting 26.3 25% 30.7 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 27.9% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force LX 128GB-$144 1,867 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 30GB free (System drive) Firmware: N0307A SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 125 109 96 96 111 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	72.4% Very good	Read 366 Write 97.3 Mixed 88 SusWrite 110 36% 165 MB/s	4K Read 23.8 4K Write 94.6 4K Mixed 38.2 135% 52.2 MB/s	DQ Read 266 DQ Write 144 DQ Mixed 155 128% 188 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 72.4% Great: 84%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 278GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 169 162 169 168 169 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	Read 148 Write 122 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 166 93% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 218% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 1x8GB 29,968 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	34.2% Below average	MC Read 10.9 MC Write 11.5 MC Mixed 10.1 31% 10.8 GB/s	SC Read 10.2 SC Write 11.1 SC Mixed 9.7 30% 10.3 GB/s	Latency 61.9 65% 61.9 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 34.2% Great: 40%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 45: 9R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
45%	30%	30	177	24	60	22"	1680 1050	DEL403B DELL 2208WFP

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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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $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