MSI H97M-E35 (MS-7846)

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 64.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	30.3% 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	48.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7846
Motherboard	MSI H97M-E35 (MS-7846) (all builds)
Memory	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141224
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Jan 15 '18 at 20:56
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	ISR-User
Background CPU	29%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4460-$194 245,403 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	64.9% Good	Memory 78.7 1-Core 81.9 2-Core 165 64% 109 Pts	4-Core 298 8-Core 290 40% 294 Pts	64-Core 276 17% 276 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Gigabyte(1458 368F) 2GB CLim: 1481 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.43 Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	30.3% Below average	Lighting 39.1 Reflection 36.9 Parallax 33.9 32% 36.6 fps	MRender 32.2 Gravity 36 Splatting 32.2 27% 33.5 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 30.3% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 124GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR040 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^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 6051 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 324 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 93 93 110 (AE) Unknown 100 100 88 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 66 51 210454380578 (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 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 93 93 7 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 29230537519 (F7) Unknown 100 100 915171289 (F8) Unknown 100 100 306697227 (B4) Unknown 0 0 1256 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0	48.9% Average	Read 316 Write 228 Mixed 226 57% 257 MB/s	4K Read 21 4K Write 43 4K Mixed 11.5 69% 25.2 MB/s	DQ Read 23.9 DQ Write 70.9 DQ Mixed 13.2 20% 36 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 48.9% Great: 95%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 830GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 46 (03) Spinup time 175 172 2208 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2136 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 81 81 14099 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1053 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 160 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2008 (C2) HDA temperature 116 105 27 (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	100% Outstanding	Read 179 Write 169 Mixed 130 119% 159 MB/s	4K Read 1.22 4K Write 2.43 4K Mixed 0.33 133% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 109%
SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 16GB-$8 10,486 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 7GB free, PID 5583 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	33% Below average	Read 127 Write 42.2 Mixed 50.8 78% 73.4 MB/s	4K Read 4.84 4K Write 1.36 4K Mixed 0.95 97% 2.39 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 33% Great: 31%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL10-10-10 D3-1600 0420 F3-1600C11-8GNT 16GB 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	45.5% Average	MC Read 16.2 MC Write 17.2 MC Mixed 14.6 46% 16 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 11.3 SC Mixed 15.1 35% 12.3 GB/s	Latency 83 48% 83 ns

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Gaming 34%

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Desktop 71%

Battleship

Workstation 27%

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Motherboard: MSI H97M-E35 (MS-7846) - $80

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	54x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	39x
Core i5-4570Intel $99Bench 62%, 129,272 samples	26x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	27x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	22x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	20x

SSD
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $37Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	10x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	10x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	8x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	19x
1600 CL9 Series 2x8GBUnknownBench 55%, 7,092 samples	12x
Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCrucialBench 56%, 44,086 samples	11x

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Value: 59% - Above average

Total price: $511

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) $35	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