MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 75.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics52.9% 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 Drive174% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7918
MotherboardMSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)  (all builds)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 06 '20 at 04:27
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770-$75
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
75.3% Very good
Memory 94.2
1-Core 101
2-Core 214
78% 136 Pts
4-Core 304
8-Core 584
53% 444 Pts
64-Core 582
36% 582 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 75.3%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.4.2
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
52.9% Above average
Lighting 67.6
Reflection 64.1
Parallax 91.2
55% 74.3 fps
MRender 62.9
Gravity 72.9
Splatting 47.5
49% 61.1 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 52.9%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
352GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 553 566 568 562 562 549 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
174% Outstanding
Read 716
Write 569
Mixed 583
SusWrite 560
136% 607 MB/s
4K Read 58
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 79.7
256% 87.4 MB/s
DQ Read 766
DQ Write 615
DQ Mixed 870
602% 750 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 174%
Great: 355%
Seagate ST3000VX006-1HH166 3TB
3TB free
Firmware: CV12
SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 173 173 175 173 175 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 177
Write 171
Mixed 78.2
SusWrite 174
109% 150 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.7
142% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 101%
Great: 101%
WD Purple 3TB (2014)-$85
3TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 155 155 154 156 155 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
85.9% Excellent
Read 144
Write 149
Mixed 73.7
SusWrite 155
95% 130 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1.1
200% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 85.9%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
60.7% Good
MC Read 21.7
MC Write 22
MC Mixed 18.7
59% 20.8 GB/s
SC Read 15.3
SC Write 20.3
SC Mixed 19.4
52% 18.3 GB/s
Latency 59.4
67% 59.4 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 60.7%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) Builds (Compare 1,521 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) - $220

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $868
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HDDRAMUSB
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