MSI H97M ECO (MS-7817)

Performance Results


Gaming 91% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 74% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 88.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	103% 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.
Boot Drive	43.5% 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

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7817
Motherboard	MSI H97M ECO (MS-7817) (all builds)
Memory	14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160218
Uptime	8.8 Days
Run Date	Nov 14 '17 at 16:25
Run Duration	232 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	88.5% Excellent	Memory 95 1-Core 120 2-Core 239 86% 152 Pts	4-Core 448 8-Core 604 67% 526 Pts	64-Core 596 37% 596 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 859B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing below potential (61^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	103% Outstanding	Lighting 133 Reflection 144 Parallax 136 108% 137 fps	MRender 115 Gravity 131 Splatting 105 95% 117 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSDSC2BF360A5 2.5 7MM 360GB 162 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 300GB free (System drive) Firmware: LT2i Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 107 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 184 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 8 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 1973184 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B4) Unknown 100 100 24288 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 25 100 64427261977 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 8 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 106 100 11065402 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 67181 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 65535 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 56 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 65535 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 67181 (F2) Unknown 100 100 87516 (F9) Unknown 100 100 3634	43.5% Average	Read 465 Write 175 Mixed 246 65% 295 MB/s	4K Read 18.1 4K Write 12.5 4K Mixed 8.95 46% 13.2 MB/s	DQ Read 21.8 DQ Write 12.8 DQ Mixed 7.17 8% 13.9 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 43.5% Great: 55%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 931GB free Firmware: CC44 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 116 99 109553464 (03) Spinup time 98 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1915 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 67 60 5642124 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1346 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 813 (B7) Unknown 99 99 1 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 79 62 353304597 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 58 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 97 97 7849 (C2) HDA temperature 21 40 55834574869 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -72112500899616 (F1) Unknown 100 253 9996845322 (F2) Unknown 100 253 11433745700	89.8% Excellent	Read 153 Write 161 Mixed 144 115% 152 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.16 4K Mixed 0.31 93% 0.79 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 931GB free Firmware: CC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 112 99 42135832 (03) Spinup time 98 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 2044 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 66 60 4316161 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1435 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 829 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 79 60 353304597 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 69 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 97 97 6901 (C2) HDA temperature 21 40 55834574869 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -33105607917366 (F1) Unknown 100 253 9449841519 (F2) Unknown 100 253 55127722529	111% Outstanding	Read 200 Write 186 Mixed 170 139% 185 MB/s	4K Read 0.86 4K Write 1.98 4K Mixed 0.25 100% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 926GB free Firmware: CC47 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 118 99 185708416 (03) Spinup time 98 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 321 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 68 60 6620190 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 771 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 260 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 79 57 353304597 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 23 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 1055 (C2) HDA temperature 21 43 60129542165 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -63217623629105 (F1) Unknown 100 253 4369585393 (F2) Unknown 100 253 5804135589	87.6% Excellent	Read 151 Write 154 Mixed 158 117% 155 MB/s	4K Read 0.94 4K Write 1.83 4K Mixed 0.34 110% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 780GB free Firmware: CC47 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 116 99 112112712 (03) Spinup time 98 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 316 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 68 60 6941125 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 771 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 255 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 98 98 2 (BE) vendor-specific 78 56 370147350 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 19 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 1205 (C2) HDA temperature 22 44 60129542166 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 54077933224659 (F1) Unknown 100 253 6011460992 (F2) Unknown 100 253 7933908372	102% Outstanding	Read 179 Write 178 Mixed 168 132% 175 MB/s	4K Read 0.88 4K Write 1.71 4K Mixed 0.36 109% 0.98 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 112%
Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250G 250GB 45 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 206GB free, PID 2329 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	77.8% Very good	Read 39.2 Write 41.9 Mixed 40.7 53% 40.6 MB/s	4K Read 11.9 4K Write 19.6 4K Mixed 9.71 1,040% 13.7 MB/s	DQ Read 13.8 DQ Write 20.4 DQ Mixed 9.84 1,080% 14.7 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 79%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 19,522 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	62.4% Good	MC Read 21.9 MC Write 22.4 MC Mixed 19.2 60% 21.2 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 22.1 SC Mixed 20.3 57% 19.8 GB/s	Latency 57 70% 57 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 62.4% Great: 63%

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Gaming 38%

Jet ski

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 32%

Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI H97M ECO (MS-7817)

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	4x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	3x
Core i5-4590Intel $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples	3x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	8x
GTX 770Nvidia $279Bench 34%, 116,895 samples	3x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	2x

SSD
Green 240GB (2018)WD $51Bench 45%, 156,194 samples	5x
CS900 240GBPNY $25Bench 73%, 61,417 samples	2x
Sata III 256GBIntensoBench 67%, 2,573 samples	2x

RAM
DCLT8GN128S 2x8GBUnknownBench 52%, 227 samples	3x
9905403-447.A00LF 2x4GBKingstonBench 47%, 1,649 samples	2x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	2x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $386

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16