MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 82.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	30.4% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	4.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	Χρώματα 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	3.6 Days
Run Date	Oct 05 '19 at 21:41
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690-$52 73,695 User benchmarks, average bench 67% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	82.7% Excellent	Memory 93.1 1-Core 96.1 2-Core 223 78% 137 Pts	4-Core 417 8-Core 429 56% 423 Pts	64-Core 428 26% 428 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199 77,943 User benchmarks, average bench 27% Sapphire(174B E271) CLim: 1070 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 19.8.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	30.4% Below average	Lighting 38.3 Reflection 34.3 Parallax 49.9 31% 40.9 fps	MRender 30.2 Gravity 33.6 Splatting 39.6 29% 34.5 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 30.4% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate ST1000LM048-2E7172 1TB 89,596 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 830GB free (System drive) Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 86 59 110 101 110 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	40.2% Average	Read 48.5 Write 91 Mixed 10.4 SusWrite 91.4 43% 60.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.3 76% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 40.2% Great: 71%
WD 5000AAC External 500GB 84 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 41GB free, PID 1001 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 40 42 42 42 42 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	22% Poor	Read 37.8 Write 41.6 Mixed 28.5 SusWrite 41.4 51% 37.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 111% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 22% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 73,650 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	64% Good	MC Read 22.9 MC Write 23.3 MC Mixed 20.3 63% 22.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 21.1 SC Mixed 20.3 55% 19.3 GB/s	Latency 61.8 65% 61.8 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 64% Great: 62%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) Builds (Compare 1,520 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	222x

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	119x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	78x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 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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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $868

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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