MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 65.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	48.6% 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 Drive	60.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	24.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150825
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Oct 04 '18 at 09:49
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	MYS-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4440-$128 81,111 User benchmarks, average bench 61% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	65.7% Good	Memory 87.5 1-Core 87.9 2-Core 173 69% 116 Pts	4-Core 244 8-Core 316 36% 280 Pts	64-Core 307 19% 307 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 65.7% Great: 70%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.31 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.6% Average	Lighting 59.4 Reflection 67.2 Parallax 65.4 48% 64 fps	MRender 70.8 Gravity 58.8 Splatting 53.1 49% 60.9 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 48.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Savage 240GB-$120 39,518 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 28GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM00.r SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 328 226 199 209 215 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	60.1% Good	Read 104 Write 254 Mixed 298 SusWrite 225 50% 220 MB/s	4K Read 19.9 4K Write 51.2 4K Mixed 25.1 89% 32.1 MB/s	DQ Read 344 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 67.5 122% 242 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 111%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 173GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 157 157 150 165 160 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	77.8% Very good	Read 115 Write 119 Mixed 55 SusWrite 156 81% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 188% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 112%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 83GB free Firmware: 2AR20003 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 90 89 89 91 91 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	48.8% Average	Read 79.7 Write 55 Mixed 46.7 SusWrite 90.3 50% 67.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 156% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 48.8% Great: 59%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 651GB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 165 167 173 169 167 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 131 Mixed 77.5 SusWrite 166 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 114%
Seagate ST2000DM005-2CW102 2TB 18,723 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 157 158 160 158 162 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	72.4% Very good	Read 94.2 Write 138 Mixed 76 SusWrite 158 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 76% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 72.4% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GB 8,730 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	58.4% Above average	MC Read 21 MC Write 22.4 MC Mixed 19 59% 20.8 GB/s	SC Read 12.2 SC Write 16.3 SC Mixed 17.5 44% 15.3 GB/s	Latency 70 57% 70 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 63%

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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	266x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	221x

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	118x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	78x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 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	40x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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