MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 81.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	27.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	105% 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.

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 色彩
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 29 '17 at 11:57
Run Duration	107 Seconds
Run User	TWN-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (77^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-$209 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 above expectations (98^th percentile)	81.6% Excellent	Memory 93.2 1-Core 113 2-Core 218 81% 141 Pts	4-Core 378 8-Core 570 59% 474 Pts	64-Core 571 35% 571 Pts
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270-$140 47,409 User benchmarks, average bench 24% MSI(1462 3050) 2GB CLim: 955 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.1.1 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	27.1% Poor	Lighting 34.1 Reflection 30.8 Parallax 41.2 28% 35.4 fps	MRender 27.6 Gravity 28.4 Splatting 35.8 26% 30.6 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 27.1% Great: 26%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba Q300 Pro. 256GB 576 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 192GB free (System drive) Firmware: JYRA0101 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1290 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 353 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (AD) Unknown 199 199 0 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 7 (C2) HDA temperature 69 53 201864708127 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0	105% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 458 Mixed 501 108% 483 MB/s	4K Read 23.2 4K Write 95.4 4K Mixed 42.1 140% 53.6 MB/s	DQ Read 304 DQ Write 296 DQ Mixed 179 168% 259 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 105%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 118 99 171150768 (03) Spinup time 94 94 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 462 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 69 60 8492356 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 980 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 293 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 1 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 69 53 521863199 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 0 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 97 97 6656 (C2) HDA temperature 31 47 77309411359 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 103899553858380 (F1) Unknown 100 253 6961141959 (F2) Unknown 100 253 12933882914	88.1% Excellent	Read 167 Write 140 Mixed 129 109% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.77 4K Write 1.58 4K Mixed 0.22 85% 0.86 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 122,541 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	60.7% Good	MC Read 21.8 MC Write 22.2 MC Mixed 19.4 60% 21.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 19.3 SC Mixed 17.5 49% 17.2 GB/s	Latency 61.6 65% 61.6 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 72%

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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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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