MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 50%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 84.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics54.4% 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 Drive125% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7918
MotherboardMSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)  (all builds)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150528
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 13 '18 at 09:40
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User ITA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690-$52
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
84.2% Excellent
Memory 93.7
1-Core 114
2-Core 224
83% 144 Pts
4-Core 431
8-Core 438
58% 435 Pts
64-Core 415
26% 415 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 84.2%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.34
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
54.4% Above average
Lighting 69
Reflection 69.3
Parallax 61.8
56% 66.7 fps
MRender 73.3
Gravity 63.3
Splatting 54
51% 63.5 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 54.4%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
430GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 434 448 450 389 291 299 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
125% Outstanding
Read 505
Write 482
Mixed 454
SusWrite 385
103% 457 MB/s
4K Read 44.1
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 61
209% 75.4 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 347
DQ Mixed 359
271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 125%
Great: 129%
Samsung 850 Pro 128GB-$96
95GB free
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 435 449 449 467 473 456 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
119% Outstanding
Read 506
Write 484
Mixed 344
SusWrite 455
101% 447 MB/s
4K Read 37.3
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 46.5
178% 66.7 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 349
DQ Mixed 329
257% 354 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 119%
Great: 119%
WD Blue 1TB (2015)-$40
931GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 144 146 146 147 146 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
80.6% Excellent
Read 138
Write 140
Mixed 102
SusWrite 142
96% 131 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1
212% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 80.6%
Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
63.2% Good
MC Read 22.3
MC Write 23.1
MC Mixed 20
62% 21.8 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 20.8
SC Mixed 19.9
55% 19.1 GB/s
Latency 60.5
66% 60.5 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 63.2%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) Builds (Compare 1,518 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) - $220

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $868
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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