MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 81% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 68% Battle cruiser


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 84.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	95.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	116% 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.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	20.1 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 12 '21 at 16:02
Run Duration	213 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%

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 i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	84.1% Excellent	Memory 90.5 1-Core 124 2-Core 242 86% 152 Pts	4-Core 420 8-Core 630 65% 525 Pts	64-Core 624 39% 624 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% MSI(1462 C303) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing below potential (75^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	95.2% Outstanding	Lighting 120 Reflection 129 Parallax 120 98% 123 fps	MRender 93.6 Gravity 124 Splatting 111 90% 109 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 64GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 313 311 302 302 304 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 483 Mixed 452 SusWrite 285 97% 433 MB/s	4K Read 42.9 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 58.2 198% 70.6 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 361 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 129%
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 12GB free Firmware: 411030WD Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 498 Write 480 Mixed 380 101% 453 MB/s	4K Read 39.9 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 26.7 150% 57.3 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 135 DQ Mixed 65.6 99% 194 MB/s
Poor: 68% Great: 111%
Sandisk PLUS 240GB 86,316 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 10GB free Firmware: UF8704RL Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 445 Write 328 Mixed 276 77% 349 MB/s	4K Read 23.5 4K Write 42.2 4K Mixed 15 77% 26.9 MB/s	DQ Read 112 DQ Write 82 DQ Mixed 31.8 42% 75.4 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 56%
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$34 156,194 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 111GB free Firmware: UF870400 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 216 131 126 128 132 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	53.7% Above average	Read 438 Write 322 Mixed 281 SusWrite 147 66% 297 MB/s	4K Read 23 4K Write 40 4K Mixed 16 76% 26.3 MB/s	DQ Read 112 DQ Write 87.6 DQ Mixed 33.3 43% 77.6 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 55%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 590GB free Firmware: 1AA01113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 75 73 74 74 79 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	44.2% Average	Read 78.4 Write 59.6 Mixed 56.1 SusWrite 75.2 50% 67.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 167% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 44.2% Great: 62%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 222GB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 187 189 188 187 188 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	Read 149 Write 101 Mixed 77.9 SusWrite 177 93% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9 0215 CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9 0215 CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10 0215 CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10 24GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	60.8% Good	MC Read 22 MC Write 21.9 MC Mixed 18.2 59% 20.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 23.1 SC Mixed 19.8 58% 20.2 GB/s	Latency 66.6 60% 66.6 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 60%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 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
0%	0%	0	9	7	144	31.5"	1280 720	SAM707A LC27G5xT

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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	267x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	222x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	281x
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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16