MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	54.6% 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	102% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). 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	27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141224
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Mar 07 '18 at 02:43
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	85.2% Excellent	Memory 90.9 1-Core 122 2-Core 243 86% 152 Pts	4-Core 429 8-Core 659 67% 544 Pts	64-Core 660 41% 660 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 87%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	54.6% Above average	Lighting 69 Reflection 67.9 Parallax 66.9 56% 67.9 fps	MRender 72.3 Gravity 62.3 Splatting 56.7 51% 63.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 54.6% Great: 54%
Nvidia GeForce GT 730 164,888 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 8A9F) 2GB CLim: 1006 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.78% Terrible	Lighting 9.8 Reflection 8.77 Parallax 10.2 8% 9.61 fps	MRender 11.8 Gravity 8.2 Splatting 7.74 7% 9.25 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.78% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Mushkin Reactor 1TB-$50 9,565 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 283GB free (System drive) Firmware: N1007C Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1391 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 713 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 112 (A3) Unknown 100 100 87 (A4) Unknown 100 100 47994 (A5) Unknown 100 100 82 (A6) Unknown 100 100 0 (A7) Unknown 100 100 23 (A8) Unknown 100 100 3000 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 0 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 23 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 45 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 83774 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 415287 (F2) Unknown 100 100 604904 (F5) Unknown 100 100 767904	102% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 427 Mixed 453 103% 460 MB/s	4K Read 28.7 4K Write 96.2 4K Mixed 36.8 142% 53.9 MB/s	DQ Read 274 DQ Write 280 DQ Mixed 70.9 110% 208 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 105%
WD Blue 2.5" 750GB-$71 14,401 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 556GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 182 173 1866 (04) Start/Stop count 31 31 69867 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 4951 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 992 (BF) G-sense error rate 99 99 1 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 456 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 177 177 71065 (C2) HDA temperature 116 99 31 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	56.3% Above average	Read 97.4 Write 98.8 Mixed 99.9 74% 98.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.52 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.22 80% 0.85 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 62%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 114GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 174 171 2291 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 668 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 3295 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 653 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 39 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 631 (C2) HDA temperature 108 95 35 (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	65.2% Good	Read 112 Write 115 Mixed 118 87% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.65 4K Write 1.96 4K Mixed 0.29 96% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 65.2% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GB 1,123 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	57.9% Above average	MC Read 21.6 MC Write 20.9 MC Mixed 16.5 56% 19.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 22.6 SC Mixed 19.4 54% 19 GB/s	Latency 65.9 61% 65.9 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 73%

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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 $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	40x

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Total price: $868

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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