MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Speed boat	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With 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 91.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	39% 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	110% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait 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.

Run History

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

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140701
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 19 '18 at 09:58
Run Duration	110 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4.4 GHz, turbo 5.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.6% Outstanding	Memory 95.1 1-Core 128 2-Core 257 90% 160 Pts	4-Core 510 8-Core 508 68% 509 Pts	64-Core 511 32% 511 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7970-$435 6,727 User benchmarks, average bench 36% AMD(1002 3000) 3GB CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 17.7 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	39% Below average	Lighting 50.9 Reflection 33.9 Parallax 64.2 42% 49.7 fps	MRender 31.9 Gravity 49.9 Splatting 42 34% 41.2 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 39% Great: 40%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Micron_M550_MTFDDAV256MAY 256GB 104 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 79GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 1 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 5294 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1233 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 99 99 54 (AE) Unknown 100 100 402 (B4) Unknown 0 0 2159 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 64 38 266288955428 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 16 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 99 99 1 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 12042772139 (F7) Unknown 100 100 379723782 (F8) Unknown 100 100 498164331	110% Outstanding	Read 518 Write 463 Mixed 488 109% 490 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 37.2 150% 57.8 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 299 DQ Mixed 68.3 125% 251 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 110%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$60 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 176 173 4166 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 5478 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 91 91 7027 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1816 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 420 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 188 188 36077 (C2) HDA temperature 125 99 22 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	80.2% Excellent	Read 147 Write 133 Mixed 127 102% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.77 4K Write 0.54 4K Mixed 0.21 65% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 122,541 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	65.5% Good	MC Read 22.8 MC Write 23.6 MC Mixed 20.2 63% 22.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 24.2 SC Mixed 21.3 61% 21.4 GB/s	Latency 56.8 70% 56.8 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 65.5% Great: 72%

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

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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	222x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	280x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	132x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	120x

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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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $868

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16