MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Raft	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 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 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 79.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	30.6% 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	104% 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	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.

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	30.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 14 '19 at 07:32
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	SVK-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3-$209 19,313 User benchmarks, average bench 73% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	79.8% Very good	Memory 93.5 1-Core 115 2-Core 217 82% 142 Pts	4-Core 356 8-Core 606 58% 481 Pts	64-Core 605 37% 605 Pts
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 79.8% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950-$100 111,509 User benchmarks, average bench 26% MSI(1462 3208) CLim: 1628 MHz, MLim: 1652 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 419.17 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	30.6% Below average	Lighting 37.9 Reflection 38.2 Parallax 34.3 31% 36.8 fps	MRender 37.2 Gravity 35.7 Splatting 36.8 30% 36.6 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 30.6% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 250GB-$40 77,177 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 122GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 440 441 448 448 451 448 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 425 Mixed 433 SusWrite 446 102% 455 MB/s	4K Read 37.5 4K Write 89 4K Mixed 44.6 161% 57 MB/s	DQ Read 212 DQ Write 85.5 DQ Mixed 118 96% 139 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 123%
OCZ Trion 100 240GB-$95 9,561 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 17GB free Firmware: SAFM11.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 96 112 121 112 110 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	80.2% Excellent	Read 518 Write 208 Mixed 219 SusWrite 110 58% 264 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 26 138% 55.4 MB/s	DQ Read 344 DQ Write 196 DQ Mixed 186 161% 242 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 83%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$46 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 406GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 451 456 448 432 389 391 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 463 Mixed 434 SusWrite 428 103% 458 MB/s	4K Read 46.1 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 59.6 212% 76.8 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 352 DQ Mixed 295 242% 344 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 125%
WD WD5000BUCT-63PUZY0 500GB 655 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 45GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 75 75 76 76 77 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	43.2% Average	Read 74.7 Write 73.5 Mixed 49.5 SusWrite 75.6 50% 68.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 128% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 43.2% Great: 50%

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 way above expectations (88^th percentile)	61.8% Good	MC Read 22.8 MC Write 22.1 MC Mixed 18.3 60% 21.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 21 SC Mixed 21.3 57% 19.8 GB/s	Latency 61 66% 61 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 61.8% Great: 63%

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Gaming 42%

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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	265x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	221x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	279x
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	44x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBG.SKILLBench 56%, 22,320 samples	40x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $868

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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