MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	51.6% 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	56.2% 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150825
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 14 '21 at 14:19
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	86.2% Excellent	Memory 91.2 1-Core 112 2-Core 253 84% 152 Pts	4-Core 438 8-Core 650 68% 544 Pts	64-Core 669 41% 669 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% MSI(1462 3413) CLim: 1303 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.9.1 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	51.6% Above average	Lighting 66.1 Reflection 61.3 Parallax 87.2 54% 71.5 fps	MRender 63.9 Gravity 69.5 Splatting 45 47% 59.5 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Q-360 360GB 1,222 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 43GB free (System drive) Firmware: T180517 SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 15 11 9.7 20 8.4 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	56.2% Above average	Read 410 Write 128 Mixed 176 SusWrite 12.6 40% 181 MB/s	4K Read 24 4K Write 59.2 4K Mixed 28.5 104% 37.2 MB/s	DQ Read 191 DQ Write 118 DQ Mixed 122 100% 143 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 92%
KingFast 512GB 3,625 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 39GB free Firmware: S1127B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.8 83 83 49 47 4.8 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	34.4% Below average	Read 452 Write 292 Mixed 192 SusWrite 44.9 54% 245 MB/s	4K Read 21.5 4K Write 9.6 4K Mixed 0.8 39% 10.6 MB/s	DQ Read 134 DQ Write 14.3 DQ Mixed 0.1 19% 49.6 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 34.4% Great: 187%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ares DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 2,886 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	59.4% Above average	MC Read 22.3 MC Write 21.6 MC Mixed 16 57% 20 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 20.3 59% 20.5 GB/s	Latency 65.5 61% 65.5 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 73%

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

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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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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 $178	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