MSI H97M-E35 (MS-7846)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 90.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics48.9% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.
SystemMSI MS-7846
MotherboardMSI H97M-E35 (MS-7846)  (all builds)
Memory7.8 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141224
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateSep 15 '20 at 04:13
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing as expected (49th 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 (99th percentile)
90.7% Outstanding
Memory 92.6
1-Core 128
2-Core 252
88% 157 Pts
4-Core 483
8-Core 664
72% 573 Pts
64-Core 663
41% 663 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 90.7%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 452.06
Performing below potential (57th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
48.9% Average
Lighting 59
Reflection 64.3
Parallax 63
48% 62.1 fps
MRender 72.7
Gravity 61.6
Splatting 54.5
50% 62.9 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 48.9%
Great: 54%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50
707GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 106 106 107 106 107 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
73.5% Very good
Read 149
Write 155
Mixed 24.7
SusWrite 107
78% 109 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.7
155% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 73.5%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR3-1600 CL11 8GB 0622 DDR3-1600 CL11 4GB 12GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (15th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
33% Below average
MC Read 11.2
MC Write 10.7
MC Mixed 8.8
29% 10.2 GB/s
SC Read 10.4
SC Write 11.9
SC Mixed 10.4
31% 10.9 GB/s
Latency 62.9
64% 62.9 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 33%
Great: 52%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical H97M-E35 (MS-7846) Builds (Compare 301 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft

Motherboard: MSI H97M-E35 (MS-7846) - $80

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 58% - Above average Total price: $512
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