MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Raft	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 71.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	30.6% 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)
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.

High background CPU (30%). 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	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	2.6 Days
Run Date	Jul 28 '23 at 14:09
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	30%

PC Performing below expectations (33^rd 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 as expected (51^st percentile)	71.6% Very good	Memory 80.4 1-Core 101 2-Core 186 71% 122 Pts	4-Core 339 8-Core 493 52% 416 Pts	64-Core 514 32% 514 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 80%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 7918) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5171 Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	3.11% Terrible	Lighting 3.7 Reflection 2.5 Parallax 6.3 3% 4.17 fps	MRender 4.5 Gravity 2.5 Splatting 4.8 3% 3.93 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.11% Great: 3%
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3201) 2GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 531.79 Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	30.6% Below average	Lighting 38.6 Reflection 41.5 Parallax 37.5 32% 39.2 fps	MRender 36.9 Gravity 37.6 Splatting 32.9 29% 35.8 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 30.6% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 225GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 281 201 215 241 227 257 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	57.9% Above average	Read 300 Write 363 Mixed 309 SusWrite 237 68% 302 MB/s	4K Read 22 4K Write 35.2 4K Mixed 23.2 82% 26.8 MB/s	DQ Read 137 DQ Write 140 DQ Mixed 71.5 72% 116 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 102%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 500GB 14,526 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 437GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 289 204 220 246 233 265 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	62% Good	Read 368 Write 358 Mixed 351 SusWrite 243 74% 330 MB/s	4K Read 21.2 4K Write 35.8 4K Mixed 25.9 84% 27.6 MB/s	DQ Read 141 DQ Write 135 DQ Mixed 91.1 81% 122 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 97%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$39 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 406GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 14 19 14 12 11 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 52% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 Micron 8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 Micron 8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 16GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	47.6% Average	MC Read 16.4 MC Write 18.2 MC Mixed 14.8 47% 16.5 GB/s	SC Read 10.6 SC Write 17.8 SC Mixed 14.3 41% 14.2 GB/s	Latency 79.7 50% 79.7 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 47.6% 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 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	71	60	60	27"	1920 1080	SAM087A SMT27A300

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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	267x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	223x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	283x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	132x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	122x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	78x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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	41x

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Total price: $868

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16