MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 65% Battle cruiser	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 50% Yacht


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 72.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	89% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	73.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). 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	4.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141106
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Apr 09 '17 at 18:51
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	13%

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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 way above expectations (97^th percentile)	72.4% Very good	Memory 88.8 1-Core 91.4 2-Core 175 70% 118 Pts	4-Core 321 8-Core 346 44% 334 Pts	64-Core 352 22% 352 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 72.4% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Gigabyte(1458 3701) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 381.65 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	89% Excellent	Lighting 113 Reflection 115 Parallax 99.4 92% 109 fps	MRender 97.7 Gravity 102 Splatting 102 82% 100 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX200 250GB-$134 26,364 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 111GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^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 4696 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 399 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 97 97 91 (AE) Unknown 100 100 12 (B4) Unknown 0 0 2595 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 60 48 223339413544 (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 97 97 3 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 13880481095 (F7) Unknown 100 100 433926717 (F8) Unknown 100 100 412574374	73.7% Very good	Read 504 Write 384 Mixed 410 96% 433 MB/s	4K Read 22 4K Write 53 4K Mixed 15.2 81% 30.1 MB/s	DQ Read 27.7 DQ Write 255 DQ Mixed 14.3 49% 99.1 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 113%
Crucial MX300 750GB-$160 24,471 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 90GB free Firmware: M0CR011 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd 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 2981 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 241 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 99 99 10 (AE) Unknown 100 100 9 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 64 42 249109151780 (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 99 99 1 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 7114877572 (F7) Unknown 100 100 222445765 (F8) Unknown 100 100 180119988 (B4) Unknown 0 0 3562 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0	52.5% Above average	Read 463 Write 195 Mixed 310 71% 323 MB/s	4K Read 18.1 4K Write 50.4 4K Mixed 10.9 68% 26.5 MB/s	DQ Read 22.8 DQ Write 77 DQ Mixed 13.5 21% 37.7 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 104%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 556GB free Firmware: CC25 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 114 99 67819888 (03) Spinup time 95 94 0 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2241 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 83 60 218627801 (09) Power-on hours count 91 91 8164 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 772 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 4 (BD) vendor-specific 88 88 12 (BE) vendor-specific 67 45 655425569 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 0 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 78 78 45373 (C2) HDA temperature 33 55 60129542177 (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 110410724283272 (F1) Unknown 100 253 41560995019 (F2) Unknown 100 253 1723360966029	86.6% Excellent	Read 167 Write 135 Mixed 142 111% 148 MB/s	4K Read 0.44 4K Write 1.48 4K Mixed 0.19 67% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 114%

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 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (71^st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	51.8% Above average	MC Read 17.9 MC Write 19.1 MC Mixed 16.5 51% 17.8 GB/s	SC Read 12.4 SC Write 16.8 SC Mixed 16.5 44% 15.2 GB/s	Latency 68.7 58% 68.7 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 62%

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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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Total price: $868

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $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