MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 58.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	29% 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	126% 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.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

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System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	7.4 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141224
Uptime	3.4 Days
Run Date	Apr 17 '19 at 00:20
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	SYC-User
Background CPU	40%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4570-$99 129,272 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	58.8% Above average	Memory 62.3 1-Core 86.2 2-Core 194 62% 114 Pts	4-Core 316 8-Core 341 43% 328 Pts	64-Core 371 23% 371 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Asus(1043 85D3) ≥ 4GB; GTX 1050 Ti eSports gaming graphics card 4GB GDDR5 CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 425.31 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	29% Poor	Lighting 36.1 Reflection 30.1 Parallax 35.8 29% 34 fps	MRender 35.5 Gravity 35.6 Splatting 32.3 28% 34.5 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 29% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A1000 NVMe PCIe M.2 480GB-$175 12,594 User benchmarks, average bench 134% 335GB free (System drive) Firmware: E8FK11.G Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 503 477 508 449 409 430 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 491 Write 614 Mixed 550 SusWrite 463 120% 530 MB/s	4K Read 32.6 4K Write 88.3 4K Mixed 45.3 154% 55.4 MB/s	DQ Read 748 DQ Write 619 DQ Mixed 693 516% 686 MB/s
Poor: 98% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 162%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 801GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 174 175 175 174 174 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 179 Write 180 Mixed 122 SusWrite 174 120% 164 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.3 244% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB-$88 40,945 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 830GB free Firmware: CC2H SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 112 110 112 110 111 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	65.5% Good	Read 118 Write 112 Mixed 57.7 SusWrite 111 73% 99.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.7 118% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 65.5% Great: 70%
WD WD10EACS-00ZJB0 1TB 28,352 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 805GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 85 85 86 86 86 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	47.7% Average	Read 80.2 Write 87.3 Mixed 55.7 SusWrite 85.6 57% 77.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 47.7% Great: 51%
Seagate FreeAgent 500GB 744 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 270GB free, PID 3008 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 42 42 43 42 43 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	20.6% Poor	Read 41.5 Write 40.5 Mixed 32.5 SusWrite 42.1 53% 39.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 94% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 20.6% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Transcend TS512MLK64V3H JM1600KLH-8G 12GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 1333, 1600 MHz 4096, 8192 MB Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	23.1% Poor	MC Read 7.7 MC Write 8.5 MC Mixed 7.3 22% 7.83 GB/s	SC Read 5.3 SC Write 6.4 SC Mixed 7.1 18% 6.27 GB/s	Latency 121 33% 121 ns
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 23.1% Great: 39%

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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	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 $256	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) $48	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16