MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 54% Yacht	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (7th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 93 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 45.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	38.2% 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	63.2% 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.

Very high background CPU (71%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	3.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150528
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 02 '21 at 04:52
Run Duration	228 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	71%

PC Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3-$65 19,313 User benchmarks, average bench 73% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 1.4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	45.4% Average	Memory 69.6 1-Core 16.3 2-Core 69.1 35% 51.7 Pts	4-Core 117 8-Core 195 19% 156 Pts	64-Core 192 12% 192 Pts
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 45.4% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2978) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 461.92 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	38.2% Below average	Lighting 40.9 Reflection 67.1 Parallax 57.1 33% 55 fps	MRender 67.8 Gravity 54.7 Splatting 54.7 48% 59.1 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 38.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 434GB free Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 282 547 580 559 580 520 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 534 Mixed 412 SusWrite 512 110% 489 MB/s	4K Read 18.1 4K Write 25.5 4K Mixed 38.7 90% 27.4 MB/s	DQ Read 244 DQ Write 252 DQ Mixed 248 186% 248 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 393%
Kingston SHSS37A480G 480GB 14,802 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 248GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM00.U SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 157 407 82 421 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	63.2% Good	Read 404 Write 363 Mixed 298 SusWrite 244 73% 327 MB/s	4K Read 21.3 4K Write 35.5 4K Mixed 23.5 81% 26.8 MB/s	DQ Read 141 DQ Write 175 DQ Mixed 63.9 74% 127 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GB-$35 38,490 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	40.4% Average	MC Read 16.1 MC Write 15.4 MC Mixed 14 43% 15.2 GB/s	SC Read 7.4 SC Write 6.8 SC Mixed 6.8 20% 7 GB/s	Latency 102 39% 102 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 40.4% Great: 67%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 20: 2R 2G 4B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
20%	12%	67	98	4	60	24"	1280 720	BNQ7F1F BenQ xl2411t

History: Score 7: 0R 2G 1B | Score 20: 2R 2G 4B

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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 $179	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