MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 83%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 64%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 82.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics101% 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 Drive43.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7918
MotherboardMSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)  (all builds)
Memory11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime1.6 Days
Run DateMay 06 '18 at 03:25
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User CHL-User
Background CPU 27%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$50
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
82.1% Excellent
Memory 90.6
1-Core 109
2-Core 216
79% 139 Pts
4-Core 426
8-Core 425
57% 426 Pts
64-Core 425
26% 425 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 82.1%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
MSI(1462 C304) ≥ 4GB; GTX 1070 Ti Duke
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 397.31
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Lighting 130
Reflection 143
Parallax 120
106% 131 fps
MRender 98.7
Gravity 126
Splatting 108
91% 111 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 101%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Geil ZENITH-A3 120GB
62GB free (System drive)
Firmware: G1BC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
43.3% Average
Read 456
Write 135
Mixed 214
58% 268 MB/s
4K Read 15.3
4K Write 50.8
4K Mixed 2.69
54% 22.9 MB/s
DQ Read 15.5
DQ Write 84.1
DQ Mixed 2.63
16% 34.1 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 43.3%
Great: 71%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$75
1TB free
Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 176
Write 188
Mixed 177
136% 180 MB/s
4K Read 0.82
4K Write 1.29
4K Mixed 0.32
94% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 104%
Great: 113%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1.5TB
1TB free
Firmware: 1.0.
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
120% Outstanding
Read 209
Write 210
Mixed 177
149% 199 MB/s
4K Read 0.59
4K Write 3.55
4K Mixed 0.43
138% 1.52 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 120%
Great: 189%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/4G 9905403-442.A00LF KHX1600C10D3/4G 9905403-442.A00LF 16GB
1600, 1333, 1600, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
60.5% Good
MC Read 21.7
MC Write 23
MC Mixed 18.2
60% 21 GB/s
SC Read 15.9
SC Write 20.4
SC Mixed 19
53% 18.4 GB/s
Latency 66.3
60% 66.3 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 60.5%
Great: 61%

 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 1,536 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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