MSI H97M ECO (MS-7817)

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	35.7% 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)
Boot Drive	The 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.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7817
Motherboard	MSI H97M ECO (MS-7817) (all builds)
Memory	9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141223
Uptime	2.3 Days
Run Date	Feb 13 '18 at 21:56
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4460-$194 245,403 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	70.6% Very good	Memory 86.8 1-Core 85.3 2-Core 176 68% 116 Pts	4-Core 314 8-Core 324 42% 319 Pts	64-Core 316 20% 316 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3202) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	35.7% Below average	Lighting 46.9 Reflection 43.5 Parallax 39.1 38% 43.2 fps	MRender 38.6 Gravity 40.1 Splatting 35.1 31% 37.9 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 35.7% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ VERTEX3 60GB 3,574 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 56GB free Firmware: 2.15 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 92 92 3870430 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 87 87 1872605753207 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 4052 (AB) Unknown 0 0 0 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 76 (B1) Unknown 0 0 3 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 30 30 128850984990 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 3870430 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 3870430 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 3870430 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 7131 (EA) Unknown 0 0 7095 (F1) Unknown 0 0 7095 (F2) Unknown 0 0 10516	58.6% Above average	Read 447 Write 80 Mixed 131 47% 219 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 77.7 4K Mixed 16.8 109% 41.8 MB/s	DQ Read 104 DQ Write 83.3 DQ Mixed 28.7 39% 72 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 70%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 504GB free Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 84 63 241746552 (03) Spinup time 97 96 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 466 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 65 60 3644954 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 887 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 115 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 69 63 571473951 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 466 (C2) HDA temperature 31 9 38654705695 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 1 1 241746552 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -97491462651120 (F1) Unknown 100 253 1752369493 (F2) Unknown 100 253 1018098475	89.8% Excellent	Read 170 Write 143 Mixed 142 114% 152 MB/s	4K Read 0.86 4K Write 1.68 4K Mixed 0.28 98% 0.94 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 113%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 368GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC41 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 142021328 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1026 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 82 60 186847304 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 5160 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1033 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 2 (BD) vendor-specific 96 96 4 (BE) vendor-specific 68 60 554827808 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 15 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 1047 (C2) HDA temperature 32 40 47244640288 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -22157736274875 (F1) Unknown 100 253 28154339961 (F2) Unknown 100 253 203535979614	70.6% Very good	Read 111 Write 134 Mixed 124 93% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.63 4K Write 5.34 4K Mixed 0.52 183% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 1315 BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 16GB 120 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	55.7% Above average	MC Read 19.4 MC Write 22.2 MC Mixed 17.2 56% 19.6 GB/s	SC Read 13.7 SC Write 15.8 SC Mixed 16.6 44% 15.4 GB/s	Latency 70.6 57% 70.6 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 55.7% Great: 64%

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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 $42Bench 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: 63% - Good

Total price: $377

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16