MSI H97M ECO (MS-7817)

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 83.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	52% 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	40.4% 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

11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 9 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7817
Motherboard	MSI H97M ECO (MS-7817) (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160218
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 19 '23 at 18:52
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (69^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-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	83.1% Excellent	Memory 88.5 1-Core 122 2-Core 212 81% 141 Pts	4-Core 420 8-Core 604 64% 512 Pts	64-Core 608 38% 608 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 87%

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: 531.79 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	52% Above average	Lighting 64.7 Reflection 69.9 Parallax 69.9 53% 68.2 fps	MRender 68.6 Gravity 64.1 Splatting 55.7 51% 62.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$57 156,194 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 172GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF400400 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 86 101 104 118 76 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	40.4% Average	Read 401 Write 331 Mixed 279 SusWrite 107 62% 279 MB/s	4K Read 19.7 4K Write 28.2 4K Mixed 5.2 51% 17.7 MB/s	DQ Read 100 DQ Write 52.6 DQ Mixed 34.3 37% 62.4 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 40.4% Great: 55%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$72 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 86 86 85 82 86 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	48.3% Average	Read 83.4 Write 82.7 Mixed 62.1 SusWrite 84.8 58% 78.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 149% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DCLT8GN128S 2x8GB 227 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	58.8% Above average	MC Read 21.4 MC Write 21.5 MC Mixed 16.9 57% 19.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 23.2 SC Mixed 19.8 57% 20 GB/s	Latency 69.1 58% 69.1 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 61%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 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
0%	0%	0	70	59	60	21.5"	1280 720	SAM0915 S22B310

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Typical H97M ECO (MS-7817) Builds (Compare 24 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $57Bench 45%, 156,194 samples	5x
CS900 240GBPNY $20Bench 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: 61% - Good

Total price: $392

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Intel Core i5-12600K $164	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-13600K $249	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $369