MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 30% Raft	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 60.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	48% 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)
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.

High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	4.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150528
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 01 '21 at 02:53
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	25%

PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4460-$194 245,403 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	60.7% Good	Memory 68.7 1-Core 91.4 2-Core 167 63% 109 Pts	4-Core 303 8-Core 314 41% 309 Pts	64-Core 340 21% 340 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48% Average	Lighting 58.2 Reflection 66.1 Parallax 60.6 47% 61.6 fps	MRender 66.5 Gravity 62.6 Splatting 54 49% 61 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 19GB free (System drive) Firmware: U21010RL Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 394 Write 328 Mixed 258 73% 327 MB/s	4K Read 23.8 4K Write 80 4K Mixed 15.7 98% 39.8 MB/s	DQ Read 176 DQ Write 281 DQ Mixed 109 116% 189 MB/s
Poor: 35% Great: 78%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 190 189 190 192 191 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 193 Write 121 Mixed 82.5 SusWrite 190 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905471-011.A00LF 9905471-017.A00LF 8GB 59 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	47.5% Average	MC Read 17.2 MC Write 17.1 MC Mixed 16.2 48% 16.8 GB/s	SC Read 12 SC Write 16.3 SC Mixed 13.6 40% 14 GB/s	Latency 104 38% 104 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 47.5% Great: 54%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 35: 2R 5G 10B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
35%	40%	43	308	229	144	24"	1920 1080	VSC1B35 XG2402 SERIES

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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 $160Bench 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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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 $46

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