MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Raft	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 25% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 66.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	40.1% 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	83.2% 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	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 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	9.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 13 '19 at 06:29
Run Duration	187 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing below expectations (28^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-$65 19,313 User benchmarks, average bench 73% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	66.7% Good	Memory 77.9 1-Core 100 2-Core 165 68% 115 Pts	4-Core 300 8-Core 477 48% 389 Pts	64-Core 492 30% 492 Pts
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 66.7% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 3978) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 436.15 Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	40.1% Average	Lighting 48.1 Reflection 56.7 Parallax 42.3 39% 49 fps	MRender 61 Gravity 42.3 Splatting 51 42% 51.4 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 40.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 27GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 281 86 85 84 83 81 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	83.2% Excellent	Read 440 Write 410 Mixed 319 SusWrite 117 72% 322 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 77.5 4K Mixed 39.6 138% 49.2 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 348 263% 352 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 115%
Intel 760p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB-$39 1,967 User benchmarks, average bench 132% 41GB free Firmware: 001C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 140 140 140 141 140 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 605 Write 406 Mixed 525 SusWrite 152 94% 422 MB/s	4K Read 44 4K Write 73.4 4K Mixed 52.5 173% 56.6 MB/s	DQ Read 409 DQ Write 167 DQ Mixed 201 172% 259 MB/s
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 165%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 101GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 297 325 311 312 312 312 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 442 Write 426 Mixed 410 SusWrite 311 89% 397 MB/s	4K Read 35 4K Write 85.1 4K Mixed 47.8 159% 56 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 350 264% 353 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 129%
WD Purple 3TB (2014)-$81 6,631 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 137 140 140 138 138 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	78.4% Very good	Read 135 Write 127 Mixed 69.3 SusWrite 138 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 188% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 85%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 77GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 142 143 109 90 92 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	73.4% Very good	Read 136 Write 118 Mixed 90.5 SusWrite 119 86% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 225% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 73.4% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 10,124 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	43.6% Average	MC Read 16.1 MC Write 15.8 MC Mixed 13.7 43% 15.2 GB/s	SC Read 10.2 SC Write 14.2 SC Mixed 12.4 35% 12.3 GB/s	Latency 84.5 47% 84.5 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 43.6% Great: 62%

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

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

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Workstation 35%

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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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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