MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	57.5% 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	74.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Sep 26 '18 at 21:58
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670-$52 49,019 User benchmarks, average bench 66% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	80.2% Excellent	Memory 91.2 1-Core 111 2-Core 221 81% 141 Pts	4-Core 396 8-Core 428 54% 412 Pts	64-Core 441 27% 441 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Nvidia(10DE 1C02) 3GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 411.63 Performing below potential (99^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (71 fps cap detected)	57.5% Above average	Lighting 70.8 Reflection 70.7 Parallax 61.7 58% 67.7 fps	MRender 72.4 Gravity 67.1 Splatting 70.2 57% 69.9 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 240GB-$193 27,826 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 25GB free (System drive) Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 129 112 120 115 102 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	74.9% Very good	Read 318 Write 247 Mixed 256 SusWrite 118 52% 235 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 87.4 4K Mixed 40.7 146% 53.1 MB/s	DQ Read 212 DQ Write 233 DQ Mixed 32.7 77% 159 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 84%
Seagate Laptop SSHD 2.5" 1TB-$41 64,201 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 287GB free Firmware: DEMA SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 94 94 94 93 93 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	57.3% Above average	Read 105 Write 94.5 Mixed 62.3 SusWrite 93.3 65% 88.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 2 377% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 65%
Samsung Spinpoint F2 1TB-$60 32,476 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 219GB free Firmware: 1AG01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 94 94 94 94 94 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	51.6% Above average	Read 85.3 Write 50.8 Mixed 53.5 SusWrite 94.4 52% 71 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 58%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 157 157 157 158 157 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	87% Excellent	Read 150 Write 156 Mixed 21.3 SusWrite 153 86% 120 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 166% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 87% Great: 107%
Seagate ST31000333AS 1TB-$750 12,067 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 74GB free Firmware: CC1H SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 58 60 60 61 60 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	50.7% Above average	Read 116 Write 114 Mixed 57.3 SusWrite 60.2 64% 87 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 178% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Value DDR3 1333 C9 4x4GB 941 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	53.6% Above average	MC Read 18.4 MC Write 19.3 MC Mixed 16.6 52% 18.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.6 SC Write 19.7 SC Mixed 17.8 50% 17.4 GB/s	Latency 65.4 61% 65.4 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 62%

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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 $184	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