MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 33%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 25%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics44.7% 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 DriveThe 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
SystemMSI MS-7918
MotherboardMSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)  (all builds)
Memory2.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140421
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateAug 14 '17 at 20:47
Run Duration154 Seconds
Run User MYS-User
Background CPU 17%

 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690-$52
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
78.5% Very good
Memory 90.2
1-Core 103
2-Core 214
78% 135 Pts
4-Core 388
8-Core 386
52% 387 Pts
64-Core 403
25% 403 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 78.5%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 470-$126
CLim: 1260 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.6.2
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
44.7% Average
Lighting 53.6
Reflection 58.6
Parallax 70.8
44% 61 fps
MRender 65
Gravity 54.1
Splatting 53.7
47% 57.6 fps
Poor: 32%
This bench: 44.7%
Great: 47%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 750GB-$55
357GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JC4B Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
47.5% Average
Read 78.1
Write 87.2
Mixed 81.1
62% 82.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.52
4K Write 1.58
4K Mixed 0.56
113% 0.89 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 47.5%
Great: 67%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64
243GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
44.9% Average
Read 77.9
Write 77.9
Mixed 80.7
60% 78.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.83
4K Write 2.09
4K Mixed 0.22
97% 1.04 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 44.9%
Great: 85%
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 160GB-$34
82GB free
Firmware: GMBOA52A Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
39.5% Below average
Read 68.3
Write 69.2
Mixed 68.3
52% 68.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.53
4K Write 1.61
4K Mixed 0.4
97% 0.85 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 39.5%
Great: 41%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
30.6% Below average
MC Read 9.7
MC Write 9.9
MC Mixed 9.2
27% 9.6 GB/s
SC Read 8.3
SC Write 10.3
SC Mixed 9.4
27% 9.33 GB/s
Latency 67
60% 67 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 30.6%
Great: 62%

 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 1,518 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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