MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Speed boat	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 81.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	50.2% 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	113% 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	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.

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 16 '21 at 01:06
Run Duration	231 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690-$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 (100^th percentile)	81.6% Excellent	Memory 88.7 1-Core 110 2-Core 221 80% 140 Pts	4-Core 430 8-Core 433 58% 431 Pts	64-Core 427 26% 427 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 77%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 7918) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5171 Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	3.46% Terrible	Lighting 3.8 Reflection 2.6 Parallax 7 3% 4.47 fps	MRender 7.9 Gravity 2.5 Splatting 5.1 4% 5.17 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.46% Great: 3%
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.2% Above average	Lighting 61.7 Reflection 69.9 Parallax 70.2 50% 67.3 fps	MRender 68.9 Gravity 62.3 Splatting 55 50% 62.1 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Vi550 S3 SSD 256GB 1,488 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 195GB free Firmware: SN07373 SusWrite @10s intervals: 419 407 405 302 351 397 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 427 Write 423 Mixed 386 SusWrite 380 91% 404 MB/s	4K Read 38.2 4K Write 95.9 4K Mixed 40.5 160% 58.2 MB/s	DQ Read 218 DQ Write 296 DQ Mixed 248 190% 254 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 103%
Crucial MX500 2TB-$132 44,787 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 334GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR033 SusWrite @10s intervals: 393 418 430 316 368 420 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 454 Write 425 Mixed 376 SusWrite 391 93% 411 MB/s	4K Read 34.4 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 53.6 174% 62.7 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 351 DQ Mixed 289 238% 340 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 125%
Seagate Desktop 8TB 4,842 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1TB free Firmware: 040B SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 103 107 111 114 113 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	67.2% Good	Read 124 Write 120 Mixed 82.7 SusWrite 109 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 3 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 0.6 264% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 67.2% Great: 93%
Seagate ST9320325AS 320GB-$34 18,767 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 5GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 30 26 12 11 11 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	15.8% Very poor	Read 33.9 Write 39.9 Mixed 17.5 SusWrite 20.9 21% 28.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 102% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 15.8% Great: 39%
425 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 11GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.9 5.5 6 5.6 5.8 6 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	6.45% Terrible	Read 16 Write 4 Mixed 4 SusWrite 5.4 8% 7.35 MB/s	4K Read 4.7 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 55% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.45% Great: 10%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 2,100 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	60.5% Good	MC Read 22.1 MC Write 22.8 MC Mixed 18.3 60% 21.1 GB/s	SC Read 13.7 SC Write 20.7 SC Mixed 20 52% 18.1 GB/s	Latency 68.8 58% 68.8 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 60.5% Great: 63%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 19: 1R 4G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
19%	21%	33	108	5	60	23.8"	1280 720	HPN3431 HP 24w

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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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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