MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 60.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	29.4% 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	53.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	20.3 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	1.4 Days
Run Date	Sep 06 '21 at 04:56
Run Duration	186 Seconds
Run User	THA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-4150-$44 36,627 User benchmarks, average bench 55% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	60.8% Good	Memory 74.7 1-Core 101 2-Core 167 67% 114 Pts	4-Core 272 8-Core 276 36% 274 Pts	64-Core 274 17% 274 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Zotac(19DA 2454) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	29.4% Poor	Lighting 37.1 Reflection 41.3 Parallax 38.9 30% 39.1 fps	MRender 38.1 Gravity 38.9 Splatting 27.9 28% 35 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 29.4% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 40GB free (System drive) Firmware: 600ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 69 83 82 75 81 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	53.9% Above average	Read 206 Write 121 Mixed 166 SusWrite 79.9 32% 143 MB/s	4K Read 25.8 4K Write 82.6 4K Mixed 28.5 119% 45.6 MB/s	DQ Read 86.8 DQ Write 118 DQ Mixed 97.2 75% 100 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 73%
Apacer AS340 240GB 10,970 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 139GB free Firmware: AP612PE0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 268 277 64 64 64 64 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	80% Very good	Read 485 Write 344 Mixed 332 SusWrite 134 72% 324 MB/s	4K Read 33.8 4K Write 82.1 4K Mixed 30.4 134% 48.8 MB/s	DQ Read 241 DQ Write 309 DQ Mixed 179 162% 243 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 95%
Kingston SSDNow V+200 Series 90GB 681 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 84GB free Firmware: 332ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 77 78 79 79 79 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	54.1% Above average	Read 166 Write 91.5 Mixed 112 SusWrite 77.3 25% 112 MB/s	4K Read 25.9 4K Write 89.2 4K Mixed 29.1 124% 48.1 MB/s	DQ Read 146 DQ Write 91.5 DQ Mixed 107 83% 115 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 55%
Plextor PX-64M2S 64GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 35GB free Firmware: 1.03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 106 106 107 100 107 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	42.7% Average	Read 294 Write 106 Mixed 146 SusWrite 104 36% 163 MB/s	4K Read 16.8 4K Write 38.9 4K Mixed 19.5 71% 25.1 MB/s	DQ Read 78.5 DQ Write 39.7 DQ Mixed 47.8 38% 55.3 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 42.7% Great: 48%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 24GB 14,716 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1600, 1333, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	39.3% Below average	MC Read 13.1 MC Write 13.7 MC Mixed 12.4 37% 13.1 GB/s	SC Read 12.2 SC Write 14.6 SC Mixed 14.2 39% 13.7 GB/s	Latency 90.9 44% 90.9 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 39.3% Great: 72%

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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	60	24"	1280 720	ACI2493 VE247

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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	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 $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	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 $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