MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 88.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics97.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
SystemMSI MS-7918
MotherboardMSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)  (all builds)
Memory4.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime2.1 Days
Run DateJan 02 '18 at 03:46
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
88.4% Excellent
Memory 93.1
1-Core 130
2-Core 248
88% 157 Pts
4-Core 451
8-Core 658
69% 554 Pts
64-Core 642
40% 642 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 88.4%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2775 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.71
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
97.8% Outstanding
Lighting 114
Reflection 139
Parallax 105
93% 119 fps
MRender 121
Gravity 159
Splatting 119
108% 133 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 97.8%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 320 Series 160GB-$149
25GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4PC10362 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 30% Great: 51%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$39
504GB free
Firmware: 19.01H19 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
66% Good
Read 116
Write 114
Mixed 113
86% 114 MB/s
4K Read 0.77
4K Write 0.58
4K Mixed 0.35
82% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 66%
Great: 74%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
59.8% Above average
MC Read 21.4
MC Write 22
MC Mixed 18.4
59% 20.6 GB/s
SC Read 14.4
SC Write 21.6
SC Mixed 17.5
51% 17.8 GB/s
Latency 61.8
65% 61.8 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 59.8%
Great: 63%

 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 1,521 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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HDDRAMUSB
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