MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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.
ProcessorWith 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 70.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics17.3% 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 Drive119% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7918
MotherboardMSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)  (all builds)
Memory10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateNov 18 '22 at 18:51
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User VNM-User
Background CPU 27%

 PC Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
70.9% Very good
Memory 83.7
1-Core 101
2-Core 183
72% 123 Pts
4-Core 314
8-Core 507
50% 411 Pts
64-Core 535
33% 535 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 70.9%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92
CLim: 1346 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 516.94
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
17.3% Very poor
Lighting 21.1
Reflection 18.5
Parallax 20.9
17% 20.2 fps
MRender 26
Gravity 23.1
Splatting 17.3
18% 22.1 fps
Poor: 16%
This bench: 17.3%
Great: 19%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SNVS250G 250GB
167GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S8H40103
SusWrite @10s intervals: 326 418 599 606 612 611 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
119% Outstanding
Read 704
Write 587
Mixed 575
SusWrite 529
134% 599 MB/s
4K Read 36.3
4K Write 84.8
4K Mixed 25.1
132% 48.7 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 494
DQ Mixed 313
271% 397 MB/s
Poor: 94%
This bench: 119%
Great: 211%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31
513GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 143 147 145 151 150 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
81.4% Excellent
Read 140
Write 111
Mixed 40.1
SusWrite 144
79% 109 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.7
145% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 81.4%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 0420 F3-1600C11-8GNT 16GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
31% Below average
MC Read 10.8
MC Write 10.6
MC Mixed 8.5
28% 9.97 GB/s
SC Read 9.3
SC Write 8.7
SC Mixed 10.4
27% 9.47 GB/s
Latency 73.9
54% 73.9 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 31%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) Builds (Compare 1,524 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Jet ski

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $868
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