MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 97% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 80% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	141% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	7.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141224
Uptime	1.4 Days
Run Date	Jun 03 '22 at 16:17
Run Duration	238 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing below expectations (34^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-$348 459,958 User benchmarks, average bench 82% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	71.8% Very good	Memory 81.3 1-Core 109 2-Core 208 77% 133 Pts	4-Core 336 8-Core 490 53% 413 Pts	64-Core 575 39% 575 Pts
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 71.8% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$536 451,588 User benchmarks, average bench 153% MSI(1462 3909) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.76 Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	141% Outstanding	Lighting 197 Reflection 187 Parallax 196 159% 193 fps	MRender 180 Gravity 143 Splatting 128 120% 150 fps
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 141% Great: 165%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$42 171,493 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 5GB free (System drive) Firmware: 603ABBF0 Relative performance n/a - sequential bench incomplete		Read 206 Write 193 Mixed 203 45% 201 MB/s	4K Read 23.1 4K Write 71.8 4K Mixed 20.5 99% 38.5 MB/s	DQ Read 111 DQ Write 152 DQ Mixed 160 113% 141 MB/s
Poor: 40% Great: 81%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,056,731 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 653GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 150 154 153 153 154 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	85.5% Excellent	Read 146 Write 147 Mixed 82.9 SusWrite 152 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 234% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 108%
Seagate ST3250620AS 250GB-$146 6,960 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 110GB free Firmware: 3.AAE SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 64 65 65 65 64 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	34.9% Below average	Read 57.2 Write 59.3 Mixed 42.5 SusWrite 64.2 41% 55.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 34.9% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G KHX1600C10D3/8G KHX1866C10D3/4G KHX1866C10D3/4G 16GB 83 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 1600, 1600, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	51.7% Above average	MC Read 18.5 MC Write 18.8 MC Mixed 17.2 52% 18.2 GB/s	SC Read 10.9 SC Write 17.2 SC Mixed 15.4 41% 14.5 GB/s	Latency 78.2 51% 78.2 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 51.7% Great: 65%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 45: 6R 5G 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
45%	28%	39	95	5	144	34"	3440 1440	XMI3444 Mi Monitor

History: Score 43: 6R 3G 4B | Score 45: 6R 5G 0B

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Gaming 39%

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Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 30%

Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) - $220

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $125Bench 70%, 233,039 samples	599x
Core i7-4790Intel $195Bench 76%, 268,103 samples	518x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 82%, 459,958 samples	482x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $125Bench 50%, 794,147 samples	635x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 34%, 418,450 samples	295x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $290Bench 57%, 1,387,999 samples	244x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 104%, 900,642 samples	168x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 807,391 samples	82x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $39Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	80x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 55%, 82,344 samples	163x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 112,875 samples	130x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBG.SKILLBench 52%, 46,971 samples	83x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $570

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $275	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $446	Crucial MX500 250GB $42
Intel Core i5-12400F $160	Nvidia RTX 3050 $292	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $106
Intel Core i7-12700K $378	Nvidia RTX 3070 $536	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $60	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $64	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $71	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $453	SanDisk Extreme 16GB $17